Inside Australia’s new crackdown on big tech safety
Australia is intensifying its regulatory pressure on global technology giants to combat online harms and enforce its world-leading youth social media ban. The federal government has announced plans to double the maximum penalties for non-compliance to $99 million, signaling that platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are not doing enough to prevent under-16s from bypassing age restrictions.
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