Children could be blocked from social media as well as porn sites in Australian trial of age check technology
Authorities in talks with Instagram and Facebook about taking part in $6.5m test of online safety measuresPorn sites and Meta among those tasked with drafting Australia’s online child safety rulesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has expanded its trial of age assurance technology to look at blocking children from accessing social media platforms as well as porn sites, and is talking to companies including Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, about taking part.A $6.5m trial of the technology announced in May’s federal budget was originally aimed at testing technologies and methods for keeping under-18s from accessing adult content such as pornography.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Authorities in talks with Instagram and Facebook about taking part in $6.5m test of online safety measures
- Porn sites and Meta among those tasked with drafting Australia’s online child safety rules
- Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
- Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
The Australian government has expanded its trial of age assurance technology to look at blocking children from accessing social media platforms as well as porn sites, and is talking to companies including Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, about taking part.
A $6.5m trial of the technology announced in May’s federal budget was originally aimed at testing technologies and methods for keeping under-18s from accessing adult content such as pornography.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
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