The maximum fine will rise from A$49.5 million to A$99 million, while the country’s eSafety Commissioner will receive stronger powers to demand evidence from platforms and collect information from third parties. The regulator is examining compliance by Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok. The decision follows evidence that formal account removals have not eliminated use. Platforms have deactivated or restricted about five million under-16 accounts, but a study of 408 adolescents found that 85% of 12- to 15-year-olds were still using social media three months after the ban. Two-thirds of those who evaded controls reportedly did so by entering a false age or submitting a selfie that was accepted as showing them to be at least 16.