Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban, Pinterest exempted | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Twitch will no longer allow Australians under 16 to create accounts starting December 10.
- Existing accounts for users under 16 will be deactivated on January 9.
- Australia has said its underage social media ban, which will go into effect on December 10, will apply to Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube (except YouTube Kids and Google Classroom), Reddit, and the local streaming service, Kick.
- Pinterest, on the other hand, is mainly used for collecting images and ideas, so it isn’t included in the age-restricted rules.
Just weeks before Australias social media ban for users under 16 takes effect, the countrys watchdog, eSafety, has added Twitch to the list of banned platforms.Pinterest, however, was excluded, in [+2239 chars]
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