Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Fails to Clear First Hurdle in Age Checks, Says Study The Australian government's attempt to prohibit people under 16 from having social media accounts has been met with skepticism.
A recent study, which involved creating dummy test accounts on various platforms, found that age checks are woefully inadequate in preventing underage users from accessing social media.
None of the 50 test accounts declaring themselves as 16 were asked for proof of age at sign up, a fundamental step in verifying a user's identity and age.