Since December 2025, services such as Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X, and others have been required to take "reasonable steps" to stop Australians under 16 from holding accounts.

Only one out of 10 platforms asked to verify a user's age when setting up a new account.

SYDNEY, July 7 : Australia's online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective,…