Platforms defend Australia social media ban compliance as regulator seeks more powers
By Sean Maguire ( August 14, 2026, 09:01 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms, Google, Snap and TikTok on Friday defended their efforts to comply with Australia’s under-16 social-media ban at a Senate inquiry into amendments that would strengthen eSafety’s information-gathering powers and double maximum fines. The regulator said 80 percent of children still had access to social media during the ban’s first three months and argued that stronger powers are needed to obtain evidence of individual breaches. The platforms pointed to hundreds of thousands of accounts removed or blocked and said they were cooperating with eSafety.Meta Platforms, Google, Snap and TikTok on Friday defended their efforts to enforce Australia’s social media ban for under-16s despite a recent watchdog report finding that 80 percent of children can still access their platforms....
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