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Australia proposes $32m fine for social media firms flouting under-16s ban
The legislation could see platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram slapped with a fine of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($32.5m) if they fail to bar children from holding accounts.
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Australia's Optus slapped with $8m fine for last year's triple zero outage
Triple Zero (000) is Australia's main emergency service phone number. Australia's Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) handed out the fine to Optus, which it notes has been paid by the carrier.