Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban compliance

Under the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) ⁠for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesday they also faced ​reputational damage if found in breach of the law. Meta and Snap said they were committed to complying with the ban, and ​a Meta spokesperson added the government's own trial of age-assurance technology found "natural ⁠error margins" ‌around the 16 age cutoff.