Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will comply with Australia's looming social media ban for children under the age of 16 but claim the restrictions will push young people into "darker corners" of the internet.

Kids who do not meet the age requirement will be booted off social media platforms from December 10, but there will be exceptions for health and education services including WhatsApp and Meta's Messenger Kids.

Tech executives were grilled during a parliamentary inquiry hearing on Tuesday, saying although they did not agree with the age restrictions they would implement the ban.

TikTok public policy lead Ella Woods-Joyce said the company shared the concerns of experts that the "blunt" age bans won't work or resolve the concerns the laws aim to address.

"We support evidence-

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