Platforms get ‘out-of-bounds’ rules for social media age checks


Australia’s privacy watchdog has warned digital platforms and age assurance providers not to over collect personal data as part of the upcoming teen social media ban.

In new regulatory guidance issued on Friday, Privacy commissioner Carly Kind put the platforms “on notice” as they prepare mechanisms to bar under-16s from holding social media accounts from December 10.

The guidance comes just days after popular video game chat platform Discord revealed …

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