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Google says Australian law on teen social media use 'extremely difficult' to enforce

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Alphabet-owned Google on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using social media, warning that the government's initiative would not make children safer online.

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Google says Australia’s teen social media ban ‘extremely difficult’ to enforce

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Google Says Australian Law On Teen Social Media Use Could Have 'Unintended Consequences'

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Australia says social media ban is 'for the good of our kids' in new ad campaign

Australia has launched a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign that depicts its world-first ban on social media for teenagers as "for the good of our kids" ahead of its December start date.

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YouTube raises concerns over Australia's social media ban for children

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'Unintended consequences': YouTube cautions Australia’s under-16 social media ban may fail to protect children

Google AI Mode arrives to upend Australian publishers

Google has launched AI Mode in Australia, a complete overhaul of the search experience that many publishers fear will lead to the end of the search referrals that drive much of their traffic.AI Mode is touted as “Google’s most powerful AI search experience” by the company.

Wired

Can Australia Force Google and Facebook to Pay for News?

Australians visiting Google.com last week found, hovering below the search bar, an exclamation point encased in a yellow triangle. A warning: “The way Aussies search every day on Google is at risk from new government regulation.” The warning links to ...

Yahoo Finance

Google Fined $36 Million in Australia for Anti-Competitive Telco Deals

Google (GOOGL, Financials) agreed to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after regulators found the company limited competition by paying the country's two largest telecom operators to pre-install its search app on Android phones.