Technology to enforce teen social media ban 'effective', trial says, but this is at odds with other evidence

Australia’s trial of age-assurance technologies for enforcing a social media ban on under-16s claims methods are “private, robust and effective”. However, concerns persist over accuracy, privacy, and implementation. Technologies like facial recognition show high error rates, and key questions about oversight, recourse, and circumvention remain unanswered ahead of the December rollout.