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Instagram, Google, TikTok, Snapchat, X deemed 'age-restricted' in Australia

By Saloni Sinha ( October 21, 2025, 06:20 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platform’s Instagram, Facebook and Threads, along with TikTok, Snapchat, X and Google’s YouTube, have been warned by Australia’s online-safety regulator that they are likely to be covered by the under-16 social-media ban, which will come into effect on Dec. 10. In letters sent to the five companies and published by a parliamentary committee, Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant communicated her preliminary assessment on whether these tech companies will fall under the ban.Meta Platform’s Instagram, Facebook and Threads, along with TikTok, Snapchat, X and Google’s YouTube, have been warned by Australia’s online-safety regulator that they are likely to be covered by the under-16 social-media ban, which will come into effect on Dec. 10....

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