Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024
Act No. 127 of 2024 · Assented 10 December 2024
In brief
Amends the Online Safety Act 2021 to require certain social media platforms to take reasonable steps to stop Australian children under 16 holding accounts.
Who's affected
- Australian children under 16
- Social media platform providers
- Parents and carers
- eSafety and Information Commissioners
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