Snap to comply with Australia’s social media age law

The company said, “This year the Australian government is implementing a new law, the ‘Social Media Minimum Age Act’, which restricts usage of platforms that they deem to be social media, to those 16 years of age or older… As a result of this new law, from December 10, 2025, all users in Australia under 16 years of age will have their accounts locked… If you are under 16, you will not be able to maintain or create a Snap (SNAP)chat account. If you have an existing Snapchat account, we encourage you to download your data as soon as possible… Starting this week, many users will be asked to verify their age to continue accessing Snapchat. These users will see a prompt when they open Snapchat, you simply need to tap ‘Verify Your Age’ to begin the process. There are a few ways you can verify your age: ConnectID: You can verify your age through a connection with your Australian bank account. Photo ID: You can scan your government-issued identification card and our third-party service provider, k-ID, will scan and validate your ID document and age. The documents you submit will only be used to verify your age. These documents include passport, drivers licence or any other state issued ID. Facial Age Estimation: You can take a selfie and k-ID will estimate an age range.”