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Strewth! Australia To Ban Under-16s From Using Social Media
Australia will become the first country in the world to outlaw social media use among under-16s.
However, VPNs, which hide a per’s IP address and make it appear they are somewhere else in the world, can be used as easily workarounds and children who are caught using social media will not be penalized. Google similarly critiqued the bill by saying the left-wing Australian government should wait to see results from the age-verification system before moving forwards. TikTok owner Bytedance Aldo weighed in, saying: “Where novel policy is put forward, it’s important that legislation is drafted in a thorough and considered way, to ensure it is able to achieve its stated intention.
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