Milan, 29 June (LaPresse/AP) – Australia plans to double the potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, that fail to prevent Australian minors from creating accounts. Critics argue that the ban – the first of its kind in the world – on users under 16 is not working. On Monday, Communications Minister Anika Wells attributed the need to tighten the laws, which came into force on 10 December, to the platforms’ resistance to age restrictions. On Sunday, the government announced that it would table a draft bill in Parliament this week that would double the maximum fine to $68 million for platforms that fail to take reasonable measures to prevent Australian minors from creating accounts.
Australia: failure to monitor minors could lead to heftier fines for Facebook and Instagram
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Milan, 29 June (LaPresse/AP) – Australia plans to double the potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, that fail to prevent Australian minors from creating accounts. Critics argue that the ban – the first of its kind in the world – on users under 16 is not working. On Monday, Communications Minister Anika Wells attributed the need to tighten the laws, which came into force on 10 December, to the platforms’ resistance to age restrictions. On Sunday, the government announced that it would table a draft bill in Parliament this week that would double the maximum fine to $68 million for platforms that fail to take reasonable measures to prevent Australian minors from creating accounts.
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