Popular gaming platform Roblox, which is in the sights of Australia’s federal police chief for harbouring abusers, will escape the government’s teen social media ban when it comes into effect next month.

Minister for Communications Anika Wells revealed on Tuesday that two more platforms, Reddit and livestreaming site Kick, will be forced to remove under-16s from their services from December 10.

They will join Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and X, which the government had already indicated would be captured by the laws. The platforms will need to take reasonable steps to prevent teens from using their sites or risk fines of up to $49.5 million.

But others have been assessed as exempt from the ban for now. Gaming platforms popular with children, including Roblox and Lego P

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