Education Minister Calls for Bulletproof Technology to Keep Kids Off Social Media

Australian Education Minister Jason Clare has stressed the importance of effective age verification technology amid discussions about a potential social media ban for children under 16. He believes that both the Liberal and Labor Parties could collaborate on this issue. This comes after Opposition leader Peter Dutton revealed a plan to block social media for youth if the Coalition wins the next election. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also agreed that 16 was the right age to access social media, noting the Federal government has put $6.5 million towards a trial to devise suitable age verification technology. “We all agree we don’t want our kids on it. It’s about how you do it. How do you make sure the technology works? And that’s what the trial we are undertaking is about,” Mr. Clare said on Sunrise....