Australian Teens Still Accessing Social Media Amid New Bans
Australia's under-16 social media ban faces High Court challenges as government allows time for age checks but warns platforms will be fined for systemic breaches.
Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
Meta began disabling about 500,000 Australian Facebook and Instagram accounts of users under 16 and will block new under‑16 accounts before Australia's 10 December ban.
Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide to the Terminology
Different age-check approaches (age gating, age assurance, estimation, verification) have distinct privacy, legal, and enforcement consequences for online access.