United Kingdom, March 31 -- Social media companies have been told to do more to enforce Australia's ban for under-16s on the platforms.

The country's internet regulator eSafety has voiced "significant concerns" about the extent to which Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat are working to keep children off their platforms.

Late last year, a law came into effect banning users under the age of 16 from using 10 social media platforms.

As reported by the BBC, eSafety has completed its first report since the ban was put in place in December, and the organisation has spotted "a number of poor practices" from the five platforms.

These include enabling those under 16 to repeatedly "attempt the same age assurance method", as well a...