JUST IN – Australia’s controversial world-first “social media ban” for under-16s has come into effect – BBC – Disclose.tv
JUST IN – Australia’s controversial world-first “social media ban” for under-16s has come into effect — BBC
The law stipulates that companies must take “reasonable steps” to prevent children from accessing accounts and has advised using multiple “age assurance technologies” such as “government IDs, face or voice recognition.”
In anticipation of the rule coming into effect, Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and Threads, began removing Australian children under 16 from its platforms last week.
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