Australia Says No to Social Media for Under-16

Effective 10 December 2025, Australia will introduce a significant regulatory measure prohibiting social media platforms from allowing individuals under 16 years of age to create or maintain accounts.

As of 21 November 2025, the Australian Government has outlined which services eSafety Commisioner classifies as age-restricted social media platforms and which are not.

Age-restricted:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Kick
• Reddit
• Snapchat
• Threads
• TikTok
• Twitch
• X (formerly Twitter)
• YouTube

Not age-restricted:

• Discord
• GitHub
• Google Classroom
• LEGO Play
• Messenger
• Pinterest
• Roblox
• Steam and Steam Chat
• WhatsApp
• YouTube Kids

Stay tuned – as the EU has recently adopted a similar age-limit framework on 26 November 2025.

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