Australia is taking steps to increase penalties for social media platforms that fail to prevent children from creating accounts. The country plans to double potential fines for companies like Facebook and Instagram. This move is in response to criticism that current regulations are not effective.

Australia has a ban on children under 16 holding social media accounts, but some argue it is not being enforced properly. Further details on the planned changes and the current state of social media regulation in Australia are available from the source. The announcement was made by Communications Minister Anika Wells.