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Australia Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 - Prohibition of Under-16 Social Media Accounts, Effective 10 December 2025
Designated social media platforms operating in Australia (initially Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Threads, Twitch, Kick, and…
What Australia Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 - Prohibition of Under-16 Social Media Accounts, Effective 10 December 2025 requires
Designated social media platforms operating in Australia (initially Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Threads, Twitch, Kick, and YouTube as of 10 December 2025, with more potentially added) must take reasonable steps to prevent persons under 16 located in Australia from holding accounts on their services under the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 (passed by the Parliament of Australia on 29 November 2024, with the ban commencing on 10 December 2025), by creating age verification systems, with civil penalties of up to 30,000 penalty units for non-compliance increasing to 150,000 penalty units (currently AUD 49.5 million) for breach of the minimum age obligation, and with the Minister for Communications and eSafety Commissioner empowered to designate additional platforms over time.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Australian Government / eSafety Commissioner / Minister for Communications · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2024A00127/asmade/text
SHA-256 integrity: 02c0a63b2f0791ba07b18c01263084202420f6528fd6fc665667fa2f4a854474
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- The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 is an Australian act of parliament that prohibits minors under the age of 16 from holding an account on certain social media platforms; it was passed by the Parliament of Australia on 29 November 2024.
- The legislation imposes monetary penalties on social media companies that fail to take reasonable steps to prevent minors under 16 that are located in Australia from having accounts on their services.
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