"As reported by Politico, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced that social platforms will soon be required to implement effective age verification systems, in order to stop young teens from accessing their apps. And to some degree, that does seem to be working. Meta says that it's which it believes belong to young users, while Snapchat has restricted 415k accounts."
"Australia's population is around 28 million, so a million accounts impacted is a significant amount. Yet, at the same, experience on the ground in Australia suggests that most teens have worked out how to circumvent these new restrictions, and are still accessing social apps as they always have. Just not in the same ways. In order to combat this, some regions are now also considering restrictions on VPN use to stop teens from cheating the system by spoofing their location."
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced mandatory effective age verification systems for social platforms to prevent young teens from accessing apps. Meta reports some accounts identified as belonging to young users, while Snapchat has restricted 415k accounts. Australia's population of about 28 million makes roughly one million impacted accounts significant. On-the-ground experience in Australia indicates many teens have found ways to circumvent the new restrictions and continue accessing social apps through different methods. Some regions are considering restrictions on VPN use to prevent location spoofing by teens. Such measures raise questions about digital freedom and online privacy.
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