AustraliaÀodàlìyà澳大利亚to plan / to intendjìhuà计划will / about tojiāng将social mediashèjiāo méitǐ社交媒体platformpíngtái平台fine / penaltyfákuǎn罚款amount / sum of moneyjīné金额to double / to increase twofoldfāngbèi翻倍，in order to / by means ofyǐ以to protectbǎohù保护minors / underage personswèichéngnián rén未成年人。
Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
to plan / to intend
jìhuà
计划
will / about to
jiāng
将
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
amount / sum of money
jīné
金额
to double / to increase twofold
fāngbèi
翻倍
in order to / by means of
yǐ
以
to protect
bǎohù
保护
minors / underage persons
wèichéngnián rén
未成年人
Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
if / in the event that
rúguǒ
如果
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
not / no
bù
不
to prevent / to stop
zǔzhǐ
阻止
minors / underage persons
wèichéngnián rén
未成年人
to use
shǐyòng
使用
platform
píngtái
平台
maximum / highest
zuìgāo
最高
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
will / about to
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
49.5 million Australian dollars
4950 wàn Àoyuán
4950万
Australian dollar
Àoyuán
澳元
to rise to / to increase to
shēng zhì
升至
99 million Australian dollars
9900 wàn Àoyuán
9900万
Australian dollar
Àoyuán
澳元
July 1, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
will / about to
jiāng
将
toward / against
duì
对
failed to / unable to
wèinéng
未能
to prevent / to stop
zǔzhǐ
阻止
minors / underage persons
wèichéngnián rén
未成年人
to register / to sign up
zhùcè
注册
account
zhànghù
账户
possessive particle
de
的
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
to double / to increase twofold
fānbèi
翻倍
new / the new
xīn de
新的
maximum / highest
zuìgāo
最高
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
amount / sum
jīné
金额
is / amounts to
wèi
为
99 million Australian dollars
9900 wàn Àoyuán
9900万
Australian dollar
Àoyuán
澳元
to be / is
shì
是
before / previously
zhīqián
之前
possessive particle
de
的
twice as much / two times
liǎngbèi
两倍
Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
already
yǐjīng
已经
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
sixteen years old
shíliù suì
十六岁
below / under
yǐxià
以下
possessive particle
de
的
children
értóng
儿童
to use
shǐyòng
使用
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
however / but
dànshì
但是
according to / based on
gēnjù
根据
report
bàogào
报告
ban / prohibition order
jìnlìng
禁令
to implement / to carry out
shíshī
实施
after / following
hòu
后
seventy percent / seven out of ten
qīchéng
七成
children
értóng
儿童
still / nevertheless
réngrán
仍然
at / on
zài
在
these
zhèxiē
这些
platform
píngtái
平台
on / above
shàng
上
active / lively
huóyuè
活跃
to be subject to / to receive
shòudào
受到
investigation / inquiry
diàochá
调查
possessive particle
de
的
platform
píngtái
平台
to include / including
bāokuò
包括
Instagram (social media app)
Instagram
Instagram
Facebook (social media platform)
Facebook
Facebook
YouTube (video platform)
YouTube
YouTube
Snapchat (social media app)
Snapchat
Snapchat
and
hé
和
TikTok (short-video platform)
TikTok
TikTok
Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
to be / is
shì
是
globally / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
the earliest / among the first
zuìzǎo
最早
toward / against
duì
对
children
értóng
儿童
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
to use
shǐyòng
使用
to implement / to carry out
shíshī
实施
strict / rigorous
yángé
严格
restriction / limitation
xiànzhì
限制
possessive particle
de
的
country / nation
guójiā
国家
one of
zhī yī
之一
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Lifestyle & CultureAustralia Plans to Double Fines on Social Media Platforms to Protect Minors
Australia announced that maximum fines on social media companies failing to keep minors off platforms will double from 49.5 million to 99 million Australian dollars.
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2300 nián
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