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Today, #Australia enforced a social media ban for kids under 16.
The same debate is happening in Europe, where #AgeVerification measures are gaining traction, with the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament all endorsing similar approaches.
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️ Reminder: age verification is not real protection. It’s a quick techno-fix that locks young people out of spaces while failing to address the root problems of broken platforms.
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️ https://edri.org/our-work/why-age-verification-misses-the-mark-and-puts-everyone-at-risk/