澳大利亚将禁止16岁以下者使用社交媒体, Australia will ban social media for under-16s starting requiring age verification without government IDs.

自2025年12月10日起, 澳大利亚将强制禁止16岁以下儿童使用社交媒体, 要求Facebook、Instagram、TikTok、YouTube、Snapchat等平台防止建立未成年账户。 Starting December 10, 2025, Australia will enforce a ban on social media use for children under 16, requiring platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat to prevent underage account creation. 平台必须使用“合理步骤”来核查年龄,例如行为分析或定位数据,但并未规定具体方法。 Platforms must use "reasonable steps" for age verification, such as behavioral analysis or location data, but specific methods are not mandated. 不需要政府签发的身份证作为唯一的核查方法,也不使用中央数字身份证系统。 Government-issued IDs are not required as the sole verification method, and no centralized digital ID system will be used. 这部法律的目的是在网上保护青年,虽然在执法、隐私和账户恢复方面仍然存在关切。 The law aims to protect youth online, though concerns remain over enforcement, privacy, and account recovery. 超过200 000人访问电子安全网站,平台没有披露详细的遵守计划。 Over 200,000 have visited the eSafety website, and platforms have not disclosed detailed compliance plans.