Tech trial for Australia’s social media ban ‘broadly on track’ amid concerns under 16s could circumvent systems
by Josh Taylor Technology reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6XM1F)
Key report on best ways to keep children off platforms has been delayed by a month
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The technology trial for Australia's social media ban is broadly on track", the government says, despite a month-long delay of a key report on the best ways to keep under 16s off the platforms.
It comes as the company behind the age assurance trial has revealed only one type of technology has been tested on children so far and some internal stakeholder concerns about how young people may circumvent the age ban systems.
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