Australia social media ban: Age assurance tech can protect young people - trial

A trial has found that age assurance technology can effectively protect young people from inappropriate content online ahead of Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s coming into effect, reported Xinhua.

Yesterday, Australia’s federal Communications Minister Anika Wells released the final report of the Age Assurance Technology Trial, which was commissioned by the Australian government in November 2024 as it moved to legislate the social media ban.