Dear Families,

Here is the most recent information from the e-Safety Commission regarding the upcoming social media bans.

Which platforms are age-restricted?

To help the online industry and the public to prepare for the Social Media Minimum Age obligation (SMMA obligation), eSafety has considered whether certain services are likely to be ‘age-restricted social media platforms’ and are therefore required to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under 16 from having social media accounts from 10 December 2025.

This page lists a number of services that, in eSafety’s view, we consider will be age-restricted social media platforms and others that will not be age-restricted social media platforms, as of 5 November 2025.

Services that eSafety considers will be age-restricted social media platforms

Services that eSafety considers will not be age-restricted social media platforms

Important information about these lists

These lists reflect eSafety's views as at 5 November 2025. eSafety will continue to update the lists prior to the SMMA obligation coming into effect on 10 December 2025.
A service being listed does not necessarily mean that the service agrees with eSafety’s views.
Material relevant to eSafety’s consideration of services includes: – relevant provisions in the Online Safety Act and the Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Rules 2025– eSafety’s Regulatory Guidance and self-assessment tool– eSafety’s own user testing of the service– information on the service’s website (including policies and procedures)– the service’s media releases and public communications– insights from relevant research or third-party reports and other publicly available information – how the service is described on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store– the service’s communications with eSafety, including any data and submissions provided to eSafety about the service.
eSafety will not be considering every service before 10 December 2025. eSafety continues to focus on those services with the greatest number of Australian users under the age of 16 and will consider, among other factors, the services’ use of features and functions associated with risks of harm to children. Where possible, eSafety has also considered services that have reached out to eSafety following self-assessment.
eSafety does not have a formal role in declaring which services are age-restricted social media platforms. In the absence of any rules made by the Minister of Communications specifying a service is either an age-restricted social media platform or not an age-restricted social media platform, any determination that a service is or is not an age-restricted social media platform is a matter for the court.
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Obligations on service providers

eSafety expects that all service providers with Australian end-users assess whether their services are age-restricted social media platforms and therefore required to comply with the SMMA obligation. eSafety has published Regulatory Guidance and a self-assessment tool to assist services.
Services are responsible for conducting their own legal assessments, including whether they are subject to the SMMA obligation and any other applicable legislation. It is the responsibility of services to ensure that they take reasonable steps to comply with the SMMA obligation.
Services must also comply with their other regulatory requirements under the Online Safety Act. For more information about these regulatory requirements, see eSafety’s website pages for industry.
Services which do not currently meet the definition of ‘age-restricted social media platform’ should routinely self-assess, including when introducing a new social feature or function or when observing changes in the ways existing and new account holders are using their service.

Careers

Miss Helen Reiher, Head of Year 12 and Careers