Reddit targeted by Australia’s under-16s social media ban as ‘dynamic’ list of online services grows

Popular platform added to list of companies required to restrict access for children, along with video streaming site KickFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEven more online services could be added to the federal government’s social media ban for under 16s, including gaming platform Roblox and OpenAI’s Sora, as the eSafety commissioner defends making late updates to the “dynamic list” just a month before it comes into effect.Communications minister Anika Wells announced on Wednesday that message board Reddit and video streaming platform Kick will join the likes of Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok in being required by the Australian government to ban users under the age of 16 from 10 December. Continue reading...