Article 71P7M Snapchat to tell 440,000 Australians to prove they’re 16 or accounts will be locked in social media ban

Snapchat to tell 440,000 Australians to prove they’re 16 or accounts will be locked in social media ban

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Josh Taylor Technology reporter
from World news | The Guardian on (#71P7M)

In-app notifications go out this week to users believed to be aged under 16 ahead of 10 December social media ban

Snapchat is about to begin alerting some users that their accounts will be deactivated when Australia's under-16s social media ban takes effect from 10 December.

Users that the platform assesses are likely to be aged under 16 were due to begin getting notifications about the ban this week in-app, via email or SMS.

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