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Meta To Remove Social Media Accounts Of Australians Under 16 By December 10
- Thursday November 20, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta, TikTok Agree To Obey Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban
- Tuesday October 28, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Fined $36 Million Over Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.
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www.ndtv.com
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What Australia Is Doing To Make Big Techs Pay Media Publishers For News
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- World News | Written by Sanstuti Nath
Australia is planning to come up with new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news.
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www.ndtv.com
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
- Monday December 2, 2024
- Reuters
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Australia To Ban Social Media For Children Under 16
- Thursday November 7, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australia will move to pass new laws banning children under 16 from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, vowing to crack down on tech companies failing to protect young users.
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www.ndtv.com
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Australia PM Hits Back At Elon Musk After His "Fascists" Quip
- Saturday September 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing laws that would fine social media giants for spreading misinformation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tech Giants Could Face Fines Worth Up to 5 Percent of Annual Turnover Under Proposed Australian Laws
- Monday June 26, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Australia Plans To Fine Tech Giants Upon Failure To Tackle Disinformation
- Monday June 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
- Wednesday May 10, 2023
- Reuters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta To Remove Social Media Accounts Of Australians Under 16 By December 10
- Thursday November 20, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta, TikTok Agree To Obey Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban
- Tuesday October 28, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Fined $36 Million Over Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.
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www.ndtv.com
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What Australia Is Doing To Make Big Techs Pay Media Publishers For News
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- World News | Written by Sanstuti Nath
Australia is planning to come up with new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news.
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www.ndtv.com
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
- Monday December 2, 2024
- Reuters
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Australia To Ban Social Media For Children Under 16
- Thursday November 7, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australia will move to pass new laws banning children under 16 from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, vowing to crack down on tech companies failing to protect young users.
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www.ndtv.com
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Australia PM Hits Back At Elon Musk After His "Fascists" Quip
- Saturday September 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing laws that would fine social media giants for spreading misinformation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tech Giants Could Face Fines Worth Up to 5 Percent of Annual Turnover Under Proposed Australian Laws
- Monday June 26, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Australia Plans To Fine Tech Giants Upon Failure To Tackle Disinformation
- Monday June 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
- Wednesday May 10, 2023
- Reuters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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www.gadgets360.com