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Elon Musk's X says barring under-16s in Australia 'not our choice'

Posted By: Tarun Kumar Posted On: Dec 10, 2025Share Article
Elon Musk's X says barring under-16s in Australia

Elon Musk's X said Wednesday it would comply with Australia's world-leading crackdown banning under-16s from social media.

"It's not our choice -- it's what the Australian law requires," the company said in a statement as the legislation came into effect.

Formerly known as Twitter, X was the last of 10 restricted social media platforms to set out how it will implement Australia's ban.

All platforms -- including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok -- have now agreed to take steps to remove young users.

They face US$33 million fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to purge Australia-based accounts belonging to users younger than 16.

The Australian government says unprecedented measures are needed to protect children from "predatory algorithms" filling phone screens with bullying, sex and violence.

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