Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says

Regulator eSafety says it has concerns about how Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube are complying with the ban.

Australian politics live: social media giants accused of ‘potential non-compliance’ with under-16s social media ban

Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube being investigated as eSafety releases update on compliance with social media ban. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you for another busy sitting day. Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube are being investigated for “potential non-compliance” under the social media ban, with the eSafety commissioner releasing a compliance update today. Continue reading...

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Senator revives call for social media ban for children 16 and under in Philippines - The Straits Times

Senator revives call for social media ban for children 16 and under in Philippines  The Straits Times

Indonesia summons Meta, Google over noncompliance with child social media curbs

Meutya Hafid, Indonesia's Communications and Digital Minister, says Meta and Google are 'two business entities that are non-compliant with the law' and have been summoned to 'undergo checks'

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Social media ban pushed anew for kids 16 and below

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday renewed his call for a social media ban on individuals aged 16 and below after the Indonesian government blocked children below 16 years old from high-risk platforms. In a press statement, Gatchalian cited the results of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment, which found that for

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Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says

The world's biggest social media companies are not doing enough to keep children in Australia off their platforms, the country's internet regulator says, despite a law that came into effect late last year.

By Abubakar Ibrahim