"Approved by Australia's Senate earlier this year, the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act requires social media platforms to take "reasonable steps" to prevent Australians under 16 from holding accounts. A platform will be subject to this requirement if its primary purpose is to enable online social interaction between multiple users, it allows them to interact with some or all other users, and it lets them post content."
""Delaying children's access to social media accounts gives them valuable time to learn and grow, free of the powerful, unseen forces of harmful and deceptive design features such as opaque algorithms and endless scroll," said Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant in a statement last month. "But I've also said consistently that age restricting social media is one important tool in our holistic approach to online safety. Ultimately, all online platforms should be building less harmful, age-appropriate experiences through safety by design.""
Australia's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act takes effect Dec. 10 and requires social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under 16 from holding accounts. Platforms whose primary purpose is enabling online social interaction, allowing users to interact and post content, fall under the requirement. Major platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Snapchat, and YouTube have begun disabling accounts to comply. Companies that fail to comply can face fines up to AU$49.5 million. Children and caregivers will not be penalised for circumventing restrictions, and some parents are already helping children bypass limits.
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