Six months into Australia's under-16 social media ban coming into effect, the online safety regulator says it's still too early to call whether platforms are meeting their obligations.
Since December, Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube have all been required to take steps to prevent young Australians accessing their platforms.
The world-first ban, which stipulates users must be 16 or older to create or hold social media accounts, made international headlines in December.
Appearing before Senate estimates on Wednesday, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the watchdog had seen "some improvements" in industry compliance in recent months.
But whether they were meeting their legal obligations remained to be determined, she said.
"We have not yet reached a final determination on whether platforms are taking reasonable steps, which is the high standard we must prove under the legislation," she said.
