Australia's Under-16 Social Media Account Restrictions Take Effect

Australia's social media age restrictions took effect on 10 December 2025, requiring covered platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s holding accounts. Platforms faced fines of up to $49.5 million for failing to comply and could use account signals or other age checks. Government ID could not be the only verification option. Holding an account on covered services now depended on meeting an age threshold that platforms had to enforce.