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- Social Media Ban Moves Closer in Australia After Tech Trial
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s moved closer to implementation after a key trial found that checking a user’s age is technologically possible and can be
- Australia moves closer to under-16 social media ban as trial . . .
SYDNEY, June 20 — Australia’s world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle today as a trial found digital age checks can work “robustly and effectively” Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X could face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32 million) for failing to comply with the legislation
- Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective . . .
The trial’s preliminary findings are hard to square with other evidence Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says But this is at odds with other evidence
- Social Media Teen Ban Can Work, Australian Govt Says - Newsmax
Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively " Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X could face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32 million) for failing to comply with the legislation, which was passed in November
- Australia says its ‘technically feasible’ to age-gate social . . .
The preliminary findings of Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial “didn’t find a single ubiquitous solution” for the country’s incoming social media ban for under-16s, but trial
- Australia Moves Step Closer To Banning Young Children From . . .
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first law
- A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s . . .
Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore and Japan, are also now reportedly considering similar moves The ban was legislated in November 2024 and is due to take effect in December 2025
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