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Australia says its ‘technically feasible’ to age-gate social media.
The preliminary findings of Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial “didn’t find a single ubiquitous solution” for the country’s incoming social media ban for under-16s, but trial director Tony Allen said there’s little stopping services like Facebook, Instagram, and X from implementing existing age-verification methods like facial scans, behavior assessments, and parental controls.
With so many other countries also trying to enforce online age restrictions, you’d think Australia could have just asked?
Social Media Ban Moves Closer in Australia After Tech Trial
[bloomberg.com]
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