Kick

Kick is a social media platform included in the recent Australian ban on social media use for individuals under the age of 16. The platform, along with others like Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Snap, X, and Reddit, was required to identify and deactivate accounts belonging to users under this age threshold. This ban, enacted in December 2025, is newsworthy because it represents a significant effort by the Australian government to protect children online. Recent developments show that approximately 4.7 million accounts across these platforms, including Kick, have been deactivated or restricted in the first month following the ban's implementation. This large-scale removal highlights the ban's immediate impact and its potential to serve as a model for other countries considering similar measures to regulate children's access to social media.