Technology to enforce teen social media ban ‘effective’, trial says, but this is at odds with other evidence

Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”.

That’s according to the preliminary findings of a federal government-commissioned trial that has nearly finished testing them.

The findings, released today, may give the government greater confidence to forge ahead with the ban, despite a suite of expert criticism. They might also alleviate some of the concerns of the Australian population about privacy and security implications of the ban, which is due to begin in December.

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