According to reports on November 26 by Guolong Hui, Google and Meta Platforms on Tuesday urged the Australian government to postpone a bill that would prohibit children under the age of 16 from using most social media, stating that more time is needed to assess its potential impact. Under the proposed law, children under 16 would be prohibited from registering accounts on all major social media sites including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Reddit. The law will compel social media platforms to take reasonable measures to ensure age verification protections are in place. Companies may face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (approximately 32 million US dollars) for systemic violations.