As Australia bans social media for kids under 16, ageassurance tech is in the spotlight | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Australia will try out age-assurance technologies next year to help regulators set some of the key parameters
- The trial is likely to be closely watched elsewhere, too, given widespread concerns about the impact of social media on kids’ well-being
- Companies offering services in this area include the likes of U
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- identity giant Entrust and U
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- startup Yoti
Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet users age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to a blanket ban on social [+7431 chars]
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