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Social media age ban to come with $50m fines

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Social media platforms breaching the Albanese government’s tough new age restriction rules will face fines of up to $50 million, as part of legislation set to be introduced to parliament on Thursday.

Labor wants to ban children under 16 from using popular platforms including TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The move has been welcomed by public health advocates but questioned by technology experts and some educators.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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