Event Brief
Australia to strengthen enforcement of under-16 social media ban
Filed: Jun 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
Summary: Australia will expand online safety watchdog powers and raise penalties for breaches of its under-16 social media ban.
WHO: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
WHAT: Australia grants its online safety watchdog more powers and increases the maximum penalty for breaches of the under-16 social media ban
WHEN: Jun 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: Big tech companies are not doing enough to comply with the under-16 social media ban.
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