Kick and Reddit are being restricted for minors in Australia as part of the country's new online safety initiative. The legislation, which significantly limits access to platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and Threads, is expected to go into effect this December.
Australia's eSafety Commission has been cracking down on platforms deemed harmful for minors, based upon a set of legislative rules introduced by the Minister for Communications in July 2025. In essence, this legislature marks any social media platform (as in, any website or app specifically designed around online socialization) as being potentially harmful to minors, and such platforms will be subject to more rigorous age verification methods once the law takes effect. Platforms impacted by the legislation will have to take "reasonable steps" to verify a user's age, and anyone identified as being under 16 will have their use of a given platform significantly restricted. In most cases, this will simply mean that underage users will be unable to make new accounts, barring them from engaging with key features like posting, commenting, and adding friends or following other users. Companies deemed to be in breach of these laws may be subject to fines of up to $49.5 million AUD.
