SYDNEY, Australia — Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country’s online safety watchdog said Friday. Initial figures showed that platforms were taking meaningful action to remove underage users, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, said. “It is clear that eSafety’s regulatory guidance and engagement with platforms is already delivering significant outcomes,” she said in a statement. Australia has required big platforms, including Meta, TikTok and YouTube, to stop underage users from holding accounts since the legislation came into force on December 10 last year. Companies face fines of Aus$49.5 million (US$33 million) if they fail to […]... Keep on reading: Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia