{"id":2017951,"date":"2026-06-29T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017951"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:49:51","slug":"fines-doubled-as-teens-outsmart-australias-world-first-social-media-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017951","title":{"rendered":"Fines doubled as teens outsmart Australia&#8217;s world-first social media ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/73\/53\/1200x675_cmsv2_4a37bfe2-d8db-5b9f-ae99-e1aa1deef356-9817353.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2905870-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2905870\" data-cid=\"9817899\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2905870-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/78\/99\/189x106_cmsv2_7f4abb38-f308-5bf6-bcf7-58000b6052bb-9817899.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Thousands take part in New York Pride parade\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2905737-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2905737\" data-cid=\"9817598\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2905737-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/71\/43\/189x106_cmsv2_b5186e74-5c9c-5465-a068-d84074c57a78-9817143.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Forensic police technicians examine a skydiving plane that crashed in Tomblaine, killing all 11 people on board, on Sunday 28 June 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Eleven killed as parachute training aircraft crashes near Nancy\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2905835-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2905835\" data-cid=\"9817666\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2905835-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/78\/37\/19\/189x106_cmsv2_5baa526d-662a-5f0d-b339-5f1a9eeafe4f-9783719.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EU trade commissioner Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d met on 29 June its Chinese counterpart trade Minister Wang Wentao in Brussels.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU sets October deadline to get &#8216;tangible&#8217; 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the Mickey.&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--next js-article-content\">\n<p>Australia is set to double potential fines for social media platforms that fail to stop children from holding accounts after seven in 10 kids remained on restricted platforms three months after a world-first ban on under-16s came into force.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The government said Sunday it would introduce draft legislation this week doubling the maximum penalty to 99 million Australian dollars (\u20ac63mn) for platforms \u2014 including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok \u2014 that do not take reasonable steps to comply with the ban, which became law on 10 December.<\/p>\n<p>Communications Minister Anika Wells blamed the platforms directly. &#8220;We can all agree we would like the scheme to work better than it is currently, but that is on Big Tech taking the Mickey,&#8221; she said, speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corp on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Wells added that she had received monthly updates from the online safety regulator since March and &#8220;we are not seeing improvements&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Australia\u2019s under-16 social media ban: How children are already finding ways around it<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Meta starts removing accounts for under-16s ahead of Australia social media ban<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The amendments would also expand the powers of eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to demand information and documents from platforms \u2014 and from third parties such as age assurance technology providers \u2014 to test claims made by companies about how under-16s continued to circumvent the ban.<\/p>\n<p>The government had initially reported more than 5 million children had accounts removed, deactivated or restricted after the legislation passed. <\/p>\n<p>But eSafety found in March that 70% of children who held accounts on restricted platforms on the day the ban took effect remained active on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Inman Grant said in April she was considering court action against those platforms and YouTube, alleging they were not taking reasonable steps to exclude children. She said she was satisfied with progress made by the remaining restricted platforms: X, Kick, Reddit, Threads and Twitch.<\/p>\n<p>Senior opposition lawmaker Jane Hume said her party would consider supporting the reforms, but pinned blame on the original legislation. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The legislation was clearly undercooked in the first place. The eSafety Commissioner wasn&#8217;t given the powers to be able to pursue these Big Tech companies,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament passed the initial ban with overwhelming support in 2024. 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launched a spacecraft almost no one knew existed<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Australia is set to double potential fines for social media platforms that fail to stop children from holding accounts after seven in 10 kids remained on restricted platforms three months after a world-first ban on under-16s came into force.The government said Sunday it would introduce draft legislation this week doubling the maximum penalty to 99 million Australian dollars (\u20ac63mn) for platforms \u2014 including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok \u2014 that do not take reasonable steps to comply with the ban, which became law on 10 December.Communications Minister Anika Wells blamed the platforms directly. &#8220;We can all agree we would like the scheme to work better than it is currently, but that is on Big Tech taking the Mickey,&#8221; she said, speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corp on Monday.Wells added that she had received monthly updates from the online safety regulator since March and &#8220;we are not seeing improvements&#8221;.The amendments would also expand the powers of eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to demand information and documents from platforms \u2014 and from third parties such as age assurance technology providers \u2014 to test claims made by companies about how under-16s continued to circumvent the ban.The government had initially reported more than 5 million children had accounts removed, deactivated or restricted after the legislation passed.But eSafety found in March that 70% of children who held accounts on restricted platforms on the day the ban took effect remained active on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.Inman Grant said in April she was considering court action against those platforms and YouTube, alleging they were not taking reasonable steps to exclude children. She said she was satisfied with progress made by the remaining restricted platforms: X, Kick, Reddit, Threads and Twitch.Senior opposition lawmaker Jane Hume said her party would consider supporting the reforms, but pinned blame on the original legislation.&#8221;The legislation was clearly undercooked in the first place. The eSafety Commissioner wasn&#8217;t given the powers to be able to pursue these Big Tech companies,&#8221; she said.Parliament passed the initial ban with overwhelming support in 2024. 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