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Snapchat Begins Age Verification for Australian Teens Ahead of Under-16 Social Media Ban
Snapchat requires age verification via bank, ID, or facial scan before Australia enforces a ban on users under 16 on Dec 10, amid concerns about enforcement challenges.
- On Nov 24, Snapchat began asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, ahead of Canberra’s December 10 law that will lock under-16 accounts.
- Australia's new online-safety rules, effective December 10, impose fines up to 49.5 million Australian dollars and cover platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
- Verification options include bank-linked signals from ConnectID, k-ID age-assurance, or third-party age estimation, and the goal is to protect young people online without creating new privacy risks, Andrew Black said.
- Snapchat says it strongly disagrees but will comply with local laws and advised teen users in Australia to download data soon as experts warn enforcement may be symbolic and risky.
- Global scrutiny is rising as lawsuits and advocacy groups highlight youth harms, with New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon planning a similar bill and Malaysia banning under-16s next year.
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Following the decision of a social media ban in Australia, which is due to enter into force shortly, the various providers are now in the process of adjusting to the new regulations – albeit partly under protest. Snapchat has announced that the age review of users will start already this week. "Many users will soon be asked to confirm their age in order to be able to continue accessing Snapchat", a company spokesman announced on Monday. The age …
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As of this week, Snapchat is imposing an age check on its users in Australia, where a law prohibiting social networks for children under 16 comes into force next month. Facebook and Instagram will do the same from December 4.
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