Live: PM flags strengthening powers of eSafety commissioner for social media ban

Australia's government is moving to strengthen protections for young people online. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says officials will expand the eSafety Commissioner's powers to enforce an emerging social media ban for users under sixteen. According to ABC News Australia, the measure would give the independent regulator greater authority to hold platforms accountable for age compliance, reflecting rising government concern about social media's effects on young Australians.

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