‘It's Not Our Choice’: X Agrees To Enforce Australia’s New Ban On Under-16 Social Media Use

Elon Musk’s X said Wednesday it would comply with Australia’s world-leading crackdown banning under-16s from social media.

“It’s not our choice — it’s what the Australian law requires,” the company said

in a statement as the legislation came into effect.

Formerly known as Twitter, X was the last of 10 restricted social media platforms to set out how it will implement Australia’s ban.

All platforms — including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok — have now agreed to take steps to remove young users.

They face US$33 million fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to purge Australia-based accounts belonging to users younger than 16.

The Australian government says unprecedented measures are needed to protect children from “predatory algorithms” filling phone screens with bullying, sex and violence.