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AUDIO: Teen social media ban in doubt

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Wed 18 JunWednesday 18 JuneWed 18 Jun 2025 at 8:34pm

Experts are worried about the efficacy of the face-scanning technology being trialled to implement the social media ban for under-16s. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)

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The viability of Australia's teen social media ban is in question after children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s by key technology being tested in government trials.

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