00:03Australia is set to double potential fines to 63 million euros for social media platforms
00:10failing to prevent Australian children from holding accounts.
00:13Seven in ten kids remain on restricted platforms three months after a world first ban on under-16s came into
00:20force.
00:21The eSafety Commissioner is actively investigating non-compliance by five major platforms.
00:26Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube.
00:31The Commissioner has found these companies are adopting a range of dirty tricks to undermine Australia's law that is straight
00:38out of the big tech playbook.
00:40The government announced Sunday it would introduce draft legislation this week to double the potential fines.
00:47The amendments would also give more powers to Australia's online safety watchdog eSafety
00:52to demand information from platforms to test their claims about how under-16s circumvents the ban.
00:59The government initially reported more than 5 million children had accounts removed, deactivated or restricted after the law passed.
01:08Parliament passed the initial ban with overwhelming support in 2024.
01:12Targeted platforms were given more than 12 months to comply.
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