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New guidance will help Big Tech comply with Australia's under-16 social-media ban

( September 16, 2025, 03:37 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australia’s online-safety watchdog has published regulatory guidance for tech companies, designed to help them comply with Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age obligation, which will take effect from Dec. 10. In a statement accompanying the publication of the document, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the guidance was designed to provide information to age-restricted social-media platforms to ensure they have appropriate measures in place to prevent Australian children under 16 from holding accounts on their services. Inman Grant said the guidance reflected extensive consultation with industry and stakeholders, as they prepare for the social media minimum-age obligation to take effect.The eSafety Commissioner's guidance is attached; the full statement follows: ...

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