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Analysts say social media giants need to feel global pressure

Illustration Photo: Australia Warns Social Media About Failing To Enforce The Age Restriction On Users Under 16

A smartphone displays a folder of social media applications, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and YouTube, with a "no under-16" sign in the background. Source: NurPhoto / NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

After the e-Safety Commission revealed that it is investigating some of the world's biggest social media platforms for suspected non-compliance with the ban on under-16s, analysts are saying it'll take more than that for the platforms to change their ways. Australian experts say increasing global pressure on social media giants could prove to be the most effective way of enacting change.


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