Tech giants face swift crackdown if new eSafety powers approved


David Allen
Reporter

The eSafety Commissioner will move quickly to summon documents from tech giants and issue social media ban breach orders if handed new regulatory powers, a Senate committee has heard.

New laws boosting the powers of Australia’s independent online regulator would help it more effectively punish non-compliance with Australia’s social media age limits, senators were told on Friday.

But tech giants have insisted they are cooperating with the ban and that …

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