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Big Tech says Australia "rushed" social media ban for youths under 16

Big Tech corporations hit out at a landmark Australian law that bans youths under the age of 16 from accessing social media, saying the law was "rushed" through parliament.

Digital information world · 1d

Why Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Alarms Big Tech

Social media companies argue Australia’s under-16 ban undermines business models reliant on unrestricted, frictionless user onboarding.

Channel NewsAsia Singapore · 23h

Commentary: Australia’s under-16 social media ban - a flawed ultimatum to Big Tech is better than nothing

Australia's blanket age ban has its imperfections, but forcing conversations to safeguard the next generation may be better than doing nothing, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.

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‘Asbestos with better PR and a bigger checkbook’: Big tech goes unchecked in U.S.

Australia enacted a law prohibiting the use of social media for anyone under 16 in an effort to protect minors from the ...

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The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry

Brands have been at the mercy of the algorithm when it comes to where their ads appear online, but they’re about to get more ...

2dOpinion

A Flawed Ultimatum to Big Tech Is Better Than Nothing

Australia's under-16 social media ban has reverberated around the world. The US hasn’t passed federal law aimed at digital ...

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Proposed Australia law would fine Big Tech over digital competition

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Australia proposed a law on Monday that could impose fines of up to A$50 million ($33 million) on ...

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