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Reddit to comply with Australia’s ‘legally erroneous’ under-16 social media ban
Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platform Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Reddit will comply with Australia’s under-16s social media ban, due to begin…
‘Everyone will miss the socialising – but it’s also a relief’: five young teens on Australia’s social media ban
As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s will…
YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s under-16s social media ban, with Lemon8 to also restrict access
Australia’s under-16s social media ban might take weeks to work but all platforms are on notice, government says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast YouTube will comply with the federal government’s under-16s social media ban, but its parent company Google has…
Instagram’s age-verification identified a moustachioed adult as over 16 – but how did it go with a 13-year-old?
Meta platform allows users under 16 in Australia to change their date of birth – but only after clearing a ‘video selfie’ or providing government ID Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Instagram’s process for determining whether a user is over…