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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 · 18h

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 · 11h

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.

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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‘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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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 ...

13dOpinion

The Right’s Triumph Over Social Media

Under heavy pressure from the right, and with the help of Elon Musk, the leading social media platforms opened the floodgates ...

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