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Social Media Minimum Age

eSafety has released summaries & a self-assessment tool to help services assess if they qualify as age-restricted social media platforms.

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Guidance released for online services on preventing underage social media accounts

Adrianne Saplagio

September 16, 2025

eSafety has released consultation summaries and a self-assessment tool to help online services assess if they qualify as age-restricted social…

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On 23 June, the Minister published advice recommending YouTube not be excluded from laws preventing under-16s from having accounts.

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YouTube likely to face age restrictions under social media legislation

Adrianne Saplagio

July 14, 2025

Under the Social Media Minimum Age Legislation, the Minister for Communications must seek independent advice from the eSafety Commissioner before…

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