Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 70% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban biased?

Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban is one event reported by 22 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok over child social media ban?

22 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why is Australia suing social media platforms?

Australia's government is suing major digital platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, for allegedly failing to comply with a nationwide ban on social media use for individuals under the age of 16. The government claims these platforms have not taken adequate steps to prevent underage users from accessing or creating accounts.

What are the penalties for non-compliance?

The Australian government has doubled the maximum penalty for breaches of the social media ban to A$109.2 million. The eSafety Commissioner has also been granted greater investigative powers to gather evidence and pursue legal action against non-compliant platforms.

What did the eSafety report find?

A July report by Australia's eSafety Commissioner found that most underage social media users were still able to keep their existing accounts or create new ones. This was largely due to a lack of effective age verification measures implemented by the platforms.