“As a platform, the safety of our more than 9.5 million Australian users is our highest priority and we are pleased that eSafety has recognised the best practice work we do to keep young people safe.

Since the start of 2023, our industry leading, proactive age detection tools, have resulted in the removal of more than one million Australian users suspected of being under the age of 13.

This report again shines a spotlight on the Government's decision to give an exclusive carve out to the most popular social media platform for young Australians from the under 16 ban. Australian parents and guardians have a right to know what evidence, if any, supports the Government’s decision, so they can have confidence their children are safe on any exempted platforms.”


- TikTok spokesperson