Social media platforms not required to vet age

Social media platforms not required to vet age

Social media platforms won't be forced to age-check all their users when under-16s ban kicks in

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says social media platforms will have no excuse for not complying with the ban on under-16s. Photo: eSafety. Social media platforms will not be required to verify the ages of all their users when the ban on children’s use comes into effect in December, but they will need to show they are doing everything necessary to remove the accounts of under-16s. The Federal Government has released the much-anticipated …