Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks

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Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks
Australia's online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first ⁠teen social media ⁠ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government's rollout of the curbs found. Since December, Australia's new social ...

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