<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With the under-16s </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/social-media" rel="" target="" title="social media ban"><span>social media ban</span></a><span> set to come into effect on December 10, platforms have already begun preparing for the world-first measure.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So which platforms are set to be restricted, and which are set to remain accessible for under-16s?</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What platforms are getting banned for under-16s?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The federal government gradually announced that </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/" rel="" target="" title="Facebook"><span>Facebook</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/" rel="" target="" title="Instagram"><span>Instagram</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.snapchat.com/" rel="" target="" title="Snapchat"><span>Snapchat</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.threads.com/?hl=en" rel="" target="" title="Threads"><span>Threads</span></a><span>,</span><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/" rel="" target="" title=" TikTok"><span> TikTok</span></a><span>, X, YouTube, Kick, Reddit, and, most recently, Twitch will be included in the ban, which will take effect on December 10.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-australia-full-list-of-sites-banned-everything-to-know-explained/b19e9d0f-9a6d-49bd-b5c4-c6a33f98fd0e" rel="" target="" title="Australia's world-first social media ban comes into effect this month. Here is what it will look like"><strong><span>Australia's world-first social media ban comes into effect this month. Here is what it will look like</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Why are these platforms getting banned?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These platforms are being restricted after the government determined that the risks of social media for young Australians outweigh the positives.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-australia-full-list-of-sites-apps-banned/6291cce0-b2af-4d0d-a785-2b7a35859f43" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The growing dangers of cyberbullying, harmful content and online predators have caused the Australian government to step in and ban the platforms for people under the age of 16, with more potentially on the way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The companies that own these platforms have been warned that if they do not take reasonable steps to ensure that under-16s are off their platforms by December 10, they could face hefty fines of up to $50 million.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What is not getting banned?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Certain social platforms, including Messenger Kids, WhatsApp, Kids Helpline, Google Classroom and YouTube Kids, are exempt from the ban. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Discord, a popular social platform predominantly used for gaming, is also not included in the ban.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-australia-how-to-download-data-export-memories-backup-accounts-explained/64d4d185-6268-4e1c-923f-2926fa1e4609" rel="" target="" title="Under-16s are set to lose their data in the looming social media ban. Here's how to save it"><strong><span>Under-16s are set to lose their data in the looming social media ban. Here's how to save it</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Julie Inman Grant, the eSafety Commissioner has described Discord as "a social chat platform originally designed for gamers, now widely used by communities of all kinds", however, it is excluded from the social media ban.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Similarly, Roblox also is not included in the world-first ban.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The video game is massively popular with children and features communication features with no minimum age to play.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-australia-are-video-games-impacted-explainer/85617c6b-cc2a-4f4d-b0e8-4be6e300a289" rel="" target="" title="Are video games impacted by Australia's world-first social media ban?"><strong><span>Are video games impacted by Australia's world-first social media ban?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The company has confirmed it will roll out age verification systems in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands from this month, with a worldwide rollout to follow in the new year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What could be banned in the future?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government have made it clear that the current list of platforms in the social media ban is subject to change, with the eSafety commissioner stating she won't "totally turn off the spigot."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We watched what American kids did when TikTok went blank. They went to Rednote, they went to Lemonade, which is an Instagram clone," eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tiktok-instagram-alternatives-booming-as-australian-kids-switch-before-social-media-ban/a2950b1d-898e-467f-a9e4-744f1807a3ec" rel="" target="" title="The apps Australian kids are switching to ahead of social media ban"><strong><span>The apps Australian kids are switching to ahead of social media ban</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've been talking to the likes of Yubo, which is a French site. We expected there will be some migration, and some of these will become age-restricted social media platforms," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not going to be perfect, but the normative change in the mid to long term will be significant."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Communications Minister Anika Wells has described the policy as a "whack-a-mole situation" as new platforms and apps continue to show up for teens to use.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Big tech is innovative, agile and moves quickly, and we must do the same," Wells said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/national/ai-national-plan-australia-to-accelerate-broad-adoption-of-technology/8120782d-1a55-4b2e-aa8a-aaab1362bd44" rel="" target="" title="Australia to 'accelerate' broad adoption of AI under new national plan"><strong><span>Australia to 'accelerate' broad adoption of AI under new national plan</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're trying to get to the platforms that do the most harm."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've also made the point, LinkedIn is currently an exempt platform."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If everybody ends up on LinkedIn, and LinkedIn becomes a place where there is online bullying, algorithms targeting 13 to 16-year-olds in a way that's deteriorating their mental and physical health, then we will go after LinkedIn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's why all platforms are on notice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If we find that because they've been locked out of Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, what have you, they end up on Lemon8, then we will look at whether the harm has transferred there and whether we need to add them to the list."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We'll have more to say about Lemon8 this week, so stay tuned."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ban is set to come into effect on December 10, with Meta already starting to lock under-16s out of their accounts. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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