Australia’s government says social media age checks ‘can be done’, despite errors and privacy risks
- Written by Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University

The Australian government today released a long-awaited report on a trial of automated tools for determining a person’s age.
So-called age assurance technology is expected to play a key role in enforcing the ban on social media accounts for under-16s that will come into effect in December this year.
The report suggests...