A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed

By Alexia Maddox, Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Education Futures, La Trobe University
Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University
My Le, Graduate Researcher, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University

Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise. Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore and Japan, are also now reportedly considering similar moves.

The ban was legislated…

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