Australia to legislate social media age limit of 16 – but can’t say how platforms will enforce it

Onus will be on platforms to demonstrate they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access for young people, PM says

The Australian government has pledged to legislate an age limit of 16 years for social media access, with penalties for online platforms that don’t comply.

But the Labor government has not spelled out how it expects Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others to actually enforce that age limit.

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