By Sean Maguire ( November 9, 2026, 05:30 GMT | Insight) -- TikTok, Meta, YouTube and Snap urged Australian lawmakers on Monday to clarify the proposed digital duty-of-care, warning that vague harm categories and broad obligations could create compliance uncertainty and encourage removal of lawful content. Small businesses sought an explicit exemption for low-risk services, while eSafety identified gaps in the enforcement framework and recommended clearer definitions. The privacy watchdog and Google also raised concerns about additional data collection, age checks and safeguards for email and file storage.TikTok, Meta, YouTube and Snap are seeking greater clarity on Australia’s pending digital duty-of-care legislation, which would require platforms to proactively identify and mitigate risks of online harm to Australians, particularly children....
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