Overview
- Reddit said it will comply from December 10 while calling the law “legally erroneous,” and will use an age‑prediction model to suspend users deemed under 16.
- Regulators named Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, X, Reddit, Threads, Twitch and Kick, with exemptions for services like Discord, WhatsApp, Roblox and Pinterest that remain under review.
- Platforms are rolling out layered age checks including facial or voice analysis, activity and location signals, account history and ID‑based methods, with Meta already notifying and removing identified under‑16 accounts.
- Two 15‑year‑olds backed by the Digital Freedom Project have taken a High Court challenge forward, as New South Wales and South Australia’s attorneys‑general join to defend the law.
- Polling shows roughly two‑thirds of voters support the restrictions, but fewer than a third of parents plan to delete apps, and officials acknowledge likely workarounds such as VPN use and fake or AI‑altered IDs.