Social Media News: Australia wants to end the era of kids on social media with international ban hailed as 'first domino' in global movement

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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 05 December 2025; Created: 05 December 2025; Last Updated: 05 December 2025

If Meta, Google, and others can’t figure out how to block accounts of users under 16 years old, they’ll be fined $33 million per breach.
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Posted: 2025-12-04 07:37:02

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