This episode deep dives into the tense "cat-and-mouse" game between regulators and tech giants following the implementation of Australia's historic under-16 social media ban in December 2025. We expose the "poor practices" uncovered by the eSafety Commissioner's active investigations, showing how platforms allowed underage children double-digit attempts to bypass facial age scans and even demanded formal lawyer letters from parents trying to shut down their kids' profiles. Finally, we analyze the major August 2026 escalations, detailing why Australia doubled its non-compliance fines to AUD $99 million and how New Zealand's new ban threatens platforms with penalties of up to 10% of their global revenue.
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