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Social media giants face fines for failing to hand over documents
Key takeaways
- Anika Wells says failure to comply with social media age bans will result in fines of up to $1.65 million for tech giants and third parties.
- Labor wants to double the fines for tech giants who refuse to hand over documents that could prove they are failing to enforce Australia’s social media age ban.
- The e Safety Commissioner remains concerned that Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok and You Tube are not taking steps to enforce the restrictions and has welcomed new powers to pursue the companies.
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Anika Wells says failure to comply with social media age bans will result in fines of up to $1.65 million for tech giants and third parties. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy)
Labor wants to double the fines for tech giants who refuse to hand over documents that could prove they are failing to enforce Australia’s social media age ban.
The e Safety Commissioner remains concerned that Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok and You Tube are not taking steps to enforce the restrictions and has welcomed new powers to pursue the companies.
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