Social Media Minimum Age Bill

The Online Safety Amendment is an Australian law passed in November 2024 that restricts the use of social media by minors under the age of 16. The law imposes monetary punishments on social media companies that fail to take reasonable steps to prevent minors from creating accounts, with fines up to AUD $50 million. Social media companies are given a one-year transition period to implement controls, and the ban is expected to apply to apps primarily used for social media, while YouTube and messaging apps like WhatsApp are exempt.learn more on wikipedia