Australia is doubling max fines for social media ban violations
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Australia lifting max fines to 99M AUD for minimum-age violations turns age gating from a UX nuisance into a board-level compliance risk. Any product with teen users should assume more jurisdictions will follow—treat age verification, parental controls, and audit trails as core features, not patchwork add-ons.
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