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By Renju Jose

Sep 17 2025 6:23AM

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Gov wants 'minimally invasive' age checks for teen social media ban

Australia urged social media platforms to employ "minimally invasive" methods to check the age of users covered by its world-first teen social media ban, including account artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioural data. Governments and tech firms worldwide are closely watching Australia's ...

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