Underage users at Meta, Snap show large Australian breaches
Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and other social media platforms probably have more than 1 million underage users in Australia, a ...
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Apple unveils age ID tech before Aus social media ban
Apple says it plans to introduce age assurance technologies which can tell social media platforms if a user is underage, ...
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Australia Enforces Social Media Ban for Underage Users Amid Violations
A report by Australias online safety regulator revealed that children can easily bypass social media age restrictions, ...
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Children routinely using social media, Australian regulator says
More than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for ...
Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows
Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the ...
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Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks
SYDNEY – Australia's government carved out ... it is a valuable educational tool and not "a core social media application". The initial ban was meant to include YouTube but after hearing from ...
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Report: Australian children bypass social media age limits
The watchdog’s report found 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 used social media in 2024, with YouTube, ByteDance’s ...
YouTube’s social media ban exemption under fire as rivals seethe
The Department of Communications met with Meta, Snap and TikTok to discuss how they’re supposed to age-restrict their ...
How are Australian kids bypassing social media age limits? A new report explains
Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms ahead of a landmark ...
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Google will use AI to estimate a user's age
Google's AI systems would estimate a user’s age using data such as how long they have had a Google account, the types of ...
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Meta, TikTok arc up over YouTube's carveout from Labor's social media ban
The ban for children 16 and under means Meta, TikTok and Snapchat can be fined up to $50 million but Google's YouTube is set ...
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Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms.
An eSafety report reveals that 80% of Australian children aged 8-12 used social media in 2024, despite platforms requiring ...