Australia doubles the maximum penalty for its social media ban

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Talk about an authoritarian government evolving deep into tyranny against its citizens! It's amazing what some people will put up with!!


After becoming the first in the world to implement a social media ban for those under 16, Australia isn't doubling down. In a press release, the Australian government announced that it will double the maximum penalty for any social media companies breaking its minimum age law, from 49.5 million to 99 million AUD, or more than $68 million.

"It's clear big tech are not doing enough to comply with the law," Anthony Albanese, the country's prime minister, said. "These changes reflect the seriousness with which we take any failure by social media companies to comply with our world-leading law."

 
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