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Snap to verify users' age via banks ahead of Australia's teen social-media ban

( November 24, 2025, 00:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australians will be required to verify their age to continue accessing Snapchat, because the platform will begin locking accounts of users under 16 from Dec. 10 to comply with new social-media minimum age laws, the company said. In a statement on Saturday, Snapchat announced that beginning this week, users will be asked to verify their age through one of these methods: ConnectID, a linked Australian bank account, a government-issued ID validated by third-party service provider k-ID, or facial age estimation. The statement added that locked accounts will be “preserved” for three years, during which users under 16 can download their data.Statement follows:...

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