Australia has a law for social media. Kids under 16 years cannot use these apps. This law exists for 6 months. Many kids still use the internet sites.
The government says: Big tech companies do too little. They use tricks. They do not follow the rules. Australia doubles the fines for these firms now.
The top fine is 99 million Australian dollars. This is about 60 million Euro. The eSafety Commissioner gets more power. It demands more data from the firms now.
The agency checks 5 big firms. This includes Meta with Facebook and Instagram. It also checks Google with YouTube and the firm TikTok. Experts say: The firms must make their programs safer.
