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Australia’s new rules requiring platforms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent under‑16s from having social media accounts take effect on 10 December 2025 under the Social Media Minimum Age rules (th...
By December 2025 Australia had launched a national Digital ID framework under the Digital ID Act 2024 and the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) had 15 million created Digital IDs and sup...
Australia’s recent rules require online services to take “reasonable steps” to verify users’ ages for age‑restricted services from December 2025, but they do not mandate a single verification method a...
Australia’s new online rules require designated social media platforms to take “reasonable steps” to stop under‑16s creating accounts from 10 December 2025, and industry age‑assurance codes mean logge...
The myID operator (ATO) says deleting or uninstalling myID does not guarantee immediate erasure because some records are kept “as required” by the Digital ID Act 2024 and the Archives Act 1983 (myID p...
Australia’s Digital ID rollout now covers roughly 15 million myIDs and has supported about 80 million verified transactions through the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) in the year afte...
Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) rules require age‑restricted platforms to take “reasonable steps” to stop under‑16s from holding accounts from 10 December 2025, but those rules explicitly ...
Australia’s new online ID and age‑verification rules will force major platforms and search engines to implement age‑assurance measures from December 2025, increasing the routine collection or checking...