US EditionSnap Offers Australians Bank-Linked Age Proof Tool Ahead of Teen Social Media Ban
Snapchat offers three age verification methods to Australian teens ahead of a December 10 ban on under-16s, affecting about 440,000 users, as part of new child protection laws.
- On Nov 24, Snapchat began asking teenage Australian users to verify their ages, with many prompted this week to confirm to keep accessing the app.
- Canberra is preparing to enforce a world‑first ban from December 10 that locks accounts for under‑16s and threatens fines up to 49.5 million Australian dollars .
- Snapchat is rolling out three in‑stream age checks for Australian users: ConnectID, Photo ID and Facial Age Estimation, with no facial scans or bank details shared.
- Snapchat says users under 16 will have three years to reactivate accounts, urged teens to download data and cancel subscriptions soon, while Discord, WhatsApp, Lego Play and Pinterest avoided the ban.
- Regulators worldwide are watching Australia's experiment with stricter age checks as New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Malaysia's Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil plan similar bans, while Andrew Black said, `The goal here is to protect young people online without creating new privacy risks`.
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Bank Checks, Photo IDs: Snapchat Reveals How It Will Verify Underage Users
Tech giant Snapchat has revealed how it plans to verify the age of young Australia users in the lead-up to the country’s under-16 social media ban on Dec. 10. The social media platform will ask for details like bank account information, photo IDs, or facial age estimation. When users open the app, they will see a option to verify their age. “There are a few ways you can verify your age: ConnectID (bank-verified): You can verify your age through …
The online service Snapchat has announced stricter age controls in Australia.
In Australia, social network Snapchat has started asking teenage users to verify their age, a spokesperson for the platform said on Monday, just weeks before a law banning children under 16 from using the social media platform comes into effect.
The application will require users to provide proof of their age as early as this week, which all social media platforms will have to do by 10 December. A measure that inspires many other countries.
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