Australia: Minister of Communications announced application of Social Media Minimum Age Act to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, Threads, Reddit and Kick
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Minister of Communications announced application of Social Media Minimum Age Act to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, Threads, Reddit and Kick
On 5 November 2025, the Minister of Communications announced that the Social Media Minimum Age Act would be applicable to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, Threads, Reddit, and Kick from 10 December 2025. These services were assesse…
Scope
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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-11-05
adopted
2025-11-21
adopted