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By Byron Kaye

Jul 30 2026 6:42AM

Takes aim at eSafety.

Musk's X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law

Elon Musk's X accused Australia of trying to ⁠give its ⁠internet regulator unfair information-gathering powers and undermining US law with plans for tougher enforcement of a teen social media ban. Australia's world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December, ...

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