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Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Faces Age Check Hurdles
A study indicates that Australia's proposed ban on social media for teenagers has encountered initial difficulties with age verification mechanisms, failing to clear its first hurdle.
7 Jul, 06:15 — 7 Jul, 06:54
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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual33d ago
Exclusive-Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, says study
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Australia’s teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks – study
A team of software testers find that platforms did not ask for age proof on any of 50 accounts it opened after Australia's law came into force and on which it declared the age as 16
By Reuters
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First report: channel-news-asia · 7 Jul, 06:15|Full coverage: 2 · 39m|Window: 39m
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