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Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers say
YahooApr 22, 2026
Problems enforcing Australia's teen social media ban reflect social media platforms' weak deployment of tools available to run age checks rather than the limits of the technology, an industry body representing the tech suppliers said. "The issue is not capability, it is application," Iain Corby, executive director of the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), in a statement. Early shortcomings showed a need for stronger expectations and enforcement, rather than that age assurance technology did not work, it added.
