00:00The Australian government is set to take legal action against Facebook, TikTok and other major digital platforms
00:07for breaching the country's social media ban for under-16s.
00:11The country's communications minister, Annika Wells, says companies aren't doing enough to adhere to social media age restrictions.
00:20In July, Australia's online safety regulator found that most underage users could still keep their social media accounts
00:27or create new ones due to inadequate age checks.
00:31Wells said she expects legal action against five platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube
00:38for potentially breaching the law.
00:40The companies could face fines of up to US$79 million each if found in breach.
00:46Australia became the first country to introduce a nationwide social media ban for children under-16 in December last year.
00:52Other countries including Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia have since moved to introduce similar restrictions.
