Australia's teen social media ban put to ultimate test
Reuters · 16 days ago
Reuters
16 days ago
Australia plans to introduce a law that will ban people under 16 from using social media, starting December this year, but skeptics say young people will just find a way round the restrictions. To see if that's true, trials were run with school students using different age-checking software.
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- Australia plans to ban social media use for those under 16, enforced by age-checking software. 11s
- Trials with students showed the software could accurately estimate ages but was not foolproof. 17s
- Social media companies may face fines exceeding $30 million for non-compliance. 35s
- Trial organizers will present findings to the government to guide final decisions. 2m 37s
- Concerns persist that young people may find ways to bypass the age checks. 1m 43s