Is Australia’s teen social media ban going off the rails?

Three months into Australia’s social media ban on young people, the federal government wants to put an end to it.

Communications Minister Anika Wells has moved from acknowledging “meaningful efforts” by social media companies to restrict access by Australians under 16 to vowing to hold them accountable

The government’s sudden reversal reflects the huge pressure it is under to prevent the “world-first” ban from being derailed.

Even though we step up the rhetoric, cricket Understands there are no plans to use the power in the near future to impose fines of up to $49.5 on companies