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The Economic Times
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UNBELIEVABLE: Australia to give regulator more power to pursue big tech over under 16 ban - The Untold Story

Australia will introduce new laws in parliament on Monday to ​strengthen its under-16 social media ​ban and give its internet regulator more power to ​pursue tech giants in court for non-compliance.

The move follows the world-first restrictions that took effect in December, a policy being watched closely by many countries seeking to emulate it ‌as evidence ⁠suggests children are ⁠still able to access the platforms.

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