Australians Will Soon Need Their Age Checked to Log Into Online Search Tools—Here's Why

Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia

New regulations will require search engines to verify the age of Australian users using their services.

Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools—here's why

By the end of this year, the experience of using search engines in Australia won't be as simple as it has always been.

Teen social media ban: Answering every question about Australia's 'world-first' plan

By the end of the year, Australia will have a legal social media minimum age of 16 for platforms like TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

Australia social media ban: Everything to know in 2025

TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, X, Facebook, and more – these are the major online platforms that will all inevitably be affected by the Australia social media ban. In late November 2024, the Australian government passed the online safety amendment (social media minimum age) bill, which doesn’t just limit the access under-16s have to social media – it bans them entirely, threatening companies with fines of up to 50 million Australi…