Australia: Announced Bill introducing a minimum age of 16 for access to social media platforms under Online Safety Act 2021 (OSA)
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Announced Bill introducing a minimum age of 16 for access to social media platforms under Online Safety Act 2021 (OSA)
On 7 November 2024, the Prime Minister and Minister for Communications announced that they would introduce a Bill establishing a minimum age of 16 for access to social media platforms. The Bill aligns with existing provisions under the Online Safety Act 2021 (OSA) and aims to strengthen the approach to protecting young users from online harms.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2024-09-10
under deliberation
2024-11-07
under deliberation
2024-11-21
under deliberation