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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’s Digital ID system had moved well beyond small pilots: government reporting and ministerial statements say 15 million myIDs were created and 80 million verified transaction...
Australia is rolling out a national Digital ID (myID/myGovID) designed to be voluntary for government services and to simplify identity checks . Separately, new online-safety codes require platforms —...
Research and reporting show VPNs and geo‑spoofing are the most commonly promoted and tested technical workarounds to age gates; multiple guides and tests from 2025 say VPNs “remain the most reliable w...
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...
Australia enforces a mix of criminal, civil and regulator-led penalties for unlawful online speech: criminal vilification and incitement can carry fines and imprisonment (examples include up to 6 mont...
Australia’s new online ID and age‑verification regime requires digital platforms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent under‑16s from creating social accounts and forces age‑assurance measures — inclu...
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 ...
Privacy advocates want limits and alternatives to Australia’s incoming age‑verification and Digital ID measures, demanding less invasive checks, strict data minimisation, and opt‑outs for nonessential...
David Baszucki publicly responded to allegations that Roblox neglected child safety by announcing a suite of new safety guidelines and restating the company’s commitment to community standards, framin...
Australia’s online-speech landscape now combines a novel age-based social media ban for under-16s, expanded online-safety regulation for AI chatbots, and criminal offences that reach communications ma...