Canberra, June 28 (IANS) The Australian government has announced that it will move to double the maximum fine for companies that fail to enforce the nation’s social media ban for children younger than 16.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement on Saturday night that technology companies are not “doing enough” to comply with the under-16 social media ban, Xinhua news agency reported.He said that the government will introduce legislation to the federal parliament that will increase the…
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Sydney, June 25 (IANS) Australia’s world-first social media age restrictions for users under 16 have had a limited early impact on adolescent use, a new study has revealed. Researchers found more than 85 per cent of under-16s continued to use restricted platforms, with many accessing services through their own accounts, as well as alternative or shared accounts, according to a statement from Australia’s University of Newcastle (UON) released on Thursday.The UON-led study tracked 408 adolescents …