No ‘Fine Issuing Button’: eSafety on Compliance Issues With Under-16 Social Media Ban

‘Systemic non-compliance needs to be proven in court with solid evidence and complex legal proceedings,’ said Australia’s eSafety Commissioner.

Julie Inman-Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner speaking at an official function to mark the start of Australia's social media ban at the prime minister's official residence, Kirrilbilli House, in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 10, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says there is no “fine issuing button” when it comes to forcing Big Tech firms to comply with the government’s under-16 social media ban.

Questions were raised about enforcing the ban during an Senate Estimates hearing, more than five months after the landmark bill was passed.