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flag Australia will ban under-16s from social media starting Dec. 10, requiring platforms to make reasonable efforts to block minors without universal age verification.

flag Australia will enforce its upcoming social media age ban, effective December 10, without requiring platforms to verify every user's age. flag The eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, stated it would be unreasonable to expect companies like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram to reverify all existing users, as most already have sufficient data to determine if users are over 16. flag The world’s first nationwide ban on children under 16 using social media allows platforms to demonstrate reasonable efforts to exclude minors, with penalties up to A$50 million for systemic failures. flag Privacy concerns have been raised, but regulators maintain the law does not mandate universal age checks.

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