Christina Kukulja
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36 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 29 Jun
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament his government is prioritizing plans to toughen laws banning children under 16 from accessing some of the world's biggest social media sites.
Albanese said there's more to do to check the, quote, extraordinary power of tech giants he called unaccountable.
The government is also looking at expanding the e-safety commissioner's powers to enforce the restrictions.
An Australian study published in the British Medical Journal found over 85% of underage respondents were still using restricted platforms three months into the ban.
It found, quote, limited implementation, incomplete compliance and substantial circumvention of restrictions.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukulia in Melbourne.
Wait, this is true?
More than six months into the ban, the Australian government says too many children are still on social media and companies like Facebook, TikTok and YouTube are not doing enough to remove them from their sites.
In a statement, it says penalties will be doubled to the equivalent of nearly $70 million.
for platforms found to be violating their obligations.
The online safety regulator's powers will also be increased to enforce restrictions and, quote, hold them to account.
The move comes after a study published in the British Medical Journal found over 85 percent of children under 16 were still using restricted platforms three months after the ban came into force.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukala in Melbourne.
More than six months into the ban, the Australian government says too many children are still on social media and companies like Facebook, TikTok and YouTube are not doing enough to remove them from their sites.
In a statement, it says penalties will be doubled to the equivalent of nearly $70 million for platforms found to be violating their obligations.
The online safety regulator's powers will also be increased to enforce restrictions and quote, hold them to account.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukala in Melbourne.
It's NPR.
More than six months into the ban, the Australian government says too many children are still on social media and companies like Facebook, TikTok and YouTube are not doing enough to remove them from their sites.
In a statement, it says penalties will be doubled to the equivalent of nearly $70 million.
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