Overview
- Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitch and Kick say they will comply, and Meta has begun removing under‑age accounts to meet the law’s ‘reasonable steps’ test with penalties up to A$49.5 million.
- The eSafety Commissioner confirmed the ban covers TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Kick and Twitch, with the list subject to expansion.
- A High Court challenge to the law has been filed, with the hearing pushed to February, leaving the ban in force as enforcement begins.
- The government backed a $22.5 million age‑assurance trial to guide verification methods, which remain under development and raise accuracy and privacy questions.
- New polling finds roughly two‑thirds of voters support the policy, yet only about a third of parents plan to fully enforce it as families brace for workarounds and shifts to services not currently covered.