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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?

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