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Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Highlights Age Verification Flaws

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRepublic ·

Australia’s new law banning under-16s from social media is under scrutiny after testers found major platforms didn’t ask for age proof. The gap exposes the challenge of enforcing age restrictions without reliable verification systems. Policymakers now face pressure to mandate robust age-checking technology.

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The ban’s enforcement gap underscores that legislation without technical infrastructure is performative, not protective.
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