Australia’s under 16 social media ban which started today isn’t going so well. This ban was never going to work and children are bypassing the checks fairly easily. I’ve personally heard of four 13-15 year olds that could reactivate Snapchat accounts simply by setting their date of birth so they are older than 16 and completing a facial scan age verification which “confirmed” they were old enough. I’ve also heard many reports of under 16s still on TikTok without even having to do anything to bypass the ban, and YouTube accounts that were flagged for suspension that are still active.
