Snapchat outlines age-check plans ahead of Australia's under-16 social media ban
By Saloni Sinha ( November 24, 2025, 05:13 GMT | Insight) -- Snapchat will begin asking Australian users to verify their age through bank-linked IDs, government identification or facial age estimation technology from this week, as the platform moves to comply with Australia’s new social media minimum age restrictions for under-16s. The platform also said accounts of users under 16 will then be locked from Dec. 10, when the Social Media Minimum Age law takes effect. Snapchat will begin asking Australian users to verify their age through bank-linked IDs, government identification or facial age estimation technology from this week, as the platform moves to comply with Australia’s new social media minimum age restrictions for under-16s....
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