“It won’t work” – Under-16 social media ban: age checks, errors and safeguards

Australia’s age-assurance trial reveals social media age checks can work but need safeguards and privacy protections.

Under-16 social media ban: age checks, errors and safeguards. Australia’s age-assurance trial finds tools can work but errors—especially near the age-16 threshold—are inevitable, urging layered fallbacks (like ID checks), buffer zones and strong privacy protections ahead of December’s deadline. Featuring Prof Chris Berg (RMIT).

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