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Australias eSafety commissioner is set to release a compliance report, revealing how social media giants like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have been circumventing the new under-sixteen ban. The report highlights issues such as kids bypassing age checks, new sign-ups after account deactivation, and easy circumvention of restrictions. The communications minister is threatening severe penalties if these companies systematically break the rules. The law, which went into effect last December, requires platforms to verify ages and block under-sixteens from accounts. So far, four million, seven hundred thousand accounts have been shut down, with Meta closing five hundred fifty thousand and Snapchat plus TikTok handling another six hundred sixty-five thousand. However, investigations are ongoing to ensure compliance.

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