Australian PM plays down privacy fears of social media ban

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Firms required to destroy personal data used to verify age of users.

Australian PM plays down privacy fears of social media ban
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users, as part of what the government says is a world-leading ban on under-16s using the services. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may ...

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