According to this article Australia is pressing forward with plans to bar everyone under the age of 16 from accessing social media. As the story reports, "While the last few years have undoubtedly seen young Australians struggling with online misinformation, re-sharing of personal images, cyber bullying and even explicit AI deepfakes of their likeness, the wide-arching ban has been criticised as an overly broad response to such issues." Additionally, the implications of age verification are beginning to sink in. "The technology currently trialled for the initiative would effectively require users of all ages to run through an age assurance check," a plan that has a significant impact on personal privacy, as well as a means to essentially 'lock down' the internet. Via Kate Bowles.
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