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Australia to double social media ban fines for tech firms
UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown Arturo Béjar, a former employee turned whistleblower at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, has talked to pare...
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What happenedAustralia has said it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms that fail to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point". The center frames it as "Australia to double social media ban fines for tech firms".
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Left / center-left‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point
The Guardian - Business · Left · News report
CenterAustralia to double social media ban fines for tech firms
RTE Ireland · Center · News report
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‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point
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UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’...
Australia to double social media ban fines for tech firms
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Australia has said it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms that fail to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has...
