Australia bans social media for kids

Social media companies in Australia must take “reasonable steps”
to ensure that children under the age of 16 cannot engage with their
platforms and that all existing accounts in that age range are deleted

BANNED APPS
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
KICK
REDDIT
SNAPCHAT
THREADS
TIKTOK
TWITCH
X (TWITTER)
YOUTUBE

ALLOWED APPS
DISCORD
GITHUB
CLASSROOM*
LEGO PLAY
MESSENGER
PINTEREST
ROBLOX
STEAM†
WHATSAPP
YT KIDS‡

Dec 10, 2025: New
law – world-first policy
popular with parents –
begins following
government study that
concluded 96% of
children aged 10-15
used social media and
that seven out of 10 of
them had been exposed
to bullying and harmful
content, such as
misogynistic material
and pro-suicide themes

Feb 10: Marks annual
Safer Internet Day,
which sees 180 nations
draw attention to issue

Current as of Nov 21, 2025 – lists open to re-evaluation. *Google Classroom. †Includes Steam Chat.
‡YouTube Kids. Sources: BBC, Australia eSafety Commissioner
Picture: Unsplash
© GRAPHIC NEWS