France & Australia — ESafety Commissioner

France: France indicted Durov in 2024 over alleged criminal activity on Telegram, with the case ongoing.

Australia — ESafety Commissioner: The regulator is leading the legal action, asserting its authority under Australia's online safety framework.

France: First EU country to approve a social media ban for young people.

Australia — ESafety Commissioner: Australian regulator whose compliance report found poor platform practices under ban.

France: France is the enacting country, leading European regulation on child social media access.

Australia — ESafety Commissioner: Australian regulator reported that many under-16s still access social media despite the ban.

France: France is studying or developing similar approaches to Australia's social media ban for minors, indicating a growing international interest in such regulations.

Australia — ESafety Commissioner: The regulator published the study and is investigating five platforms for non-compliance, strengthening its role and information-gathering powers, though its enforcement has so far failed to achieve the ban's objectives.

Australia — ESafety Commissioner: The Australia — ESafety Commissioner is the Australian regulator responsible for enforcing the new social media age limit and issuing notices to platforms.

Australia — ESafety Commissioner: The Australia — ESafety Commissioner is the internet regulator in Australia responsible for overseeing the social media ban and reporting on its compliance. The agency is actively monitoring the ban's impact and compliance.