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eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says the list of platforms covered by Australia’s under 16s ban will “always change” as platforms evolve.

It’s after Communications Minister Anika Wells announced Reddit and video streaming platform Kick would join six more well-known apps, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, in the world-first restrictions.

“This is a dynamic list and it will always change,” Ms Grant said.

“Companies have been told to continue self-assessing.

“When we assessed Roblox, online gaming was the sole and significant purpose. Chat functionality exists, but without gaming, kids would probably not use it.

“If a platform starts becoming more like social media, we will seek to capture them.”

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