{"id":2405,"date":"2026-06-27T23:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:10:24","slug":"australia-to-strengthen-enforcement-of-under-16-social-media-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2405","title":{"rendered":"Australia to strengthen enforcement of under-16 social media ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Under proposed legislation, the maximum penalty for social media companies that fail to prevent children under 16 from holding social media accounts would rise to A$99 million ($68 million), the government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2403\">3 million Americans have dropped Obamacare health coverage\u00a0over past year, after Republicans let federal subsidies expire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The legislation would also allow the\u00a0eSafety Commissioner\u00a0to compel social media companies to provide evidence of the steps they have taken to stop under-16s from obtaining accounts.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear big tech are not doing enough to comply with the law \u2014 there are still too many children on social media,\u201d Albanese said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0Australia\u2019s Social Media Ban Meets a Wave of Teen Workarounds<\/p>\n<p>The online safety watchdog is investigating potential breaches at Meta Platforms Inc.\u2019s Facebook and Instagram, as well as Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, the government said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2401\">It\u2019s so hot in Germany the Autobahn literally burst open at the seams and had to be closed down<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than 5 million accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December. 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