Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 will apply to messaging board Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick, the online safety regulator has ruled.

Communications Minister Anika Wells will on Wednesday confirm the two platforms are joining Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook and Instagram, which includes Threads, as "age-restricted" from December 10.

The eSafety Commission has declared the eight services, including now Reddit and Kick, currently meet the criteria for being included in the ban, specifically that their "sole or significant purpose is to enable online social interaction".

Ms Wells said she had met with the major social media platforms in the past month so they understood there was "no excuse for failure" in implementing the ban.

"eSafety has as

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