Trial reveals flaws in tech intended to enforce Australian social media ban for under-16s

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Jun 20, 2025 - 05:30

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Trial reveals flaws in tech intended to enforce Australian social media ban for under-16s

Operators of trial insist age assurance ‘can be done’ but preliminary report finds age verification tools ‘not guaranteed to be effective’

Technology to check a person’s age and ban under 16s from using social media is not “guaranteed to be effective” and face-scanning tools have given incorrect results, concede the operators of a Australian government trial of the scheme.

The tools being trialled – some involving artificial intelligence analysing voices and faces – would be improved through verification of identity documents or connection to digital wallets, those running the scheme have suggested.

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