In just four months, social media platforms will be forced to ban kids aged 16 and under. How will that work? Well, that’s the thing… no-one actually knows.
Crikey associate editor and tech journalist Cam Wilson has been closely following the progress of the teen social media ban — from the push for a ban by commercial radio host Michael “Wippa” Wipfli, to rushed legislation, aggressive lobbying by the tech giants, and, now, a trial of age-verification technology that’s not quite going to plan.
He joins Cut Through host Crystal Andrews to explain what the hell is going on, and what you can expect when the results from the tech trial are made public.
Read today’s episode transcript here.
Cut Through is Crikey’s new weekly podcast bringing you spin-free analysis of Australian news, politics and power. Each week readers’ editor Crystal Andrews is joined by Crikey journalists to discuss the week’s biggest news story.
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