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Under-16 social-media ban contains privacy protections, Australian official says

By James Panichi ( June 17, 2025, 08:06 GMT | Insight) -- Strong privacy protections embedded in Australia’s controversial new social-media ban for under-16s will ensure that additional data collected to determine a user’s age won’t be misused, a key official has said. Speaking at a seminar in Melbourne today, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s Kate Bower said that the privacy safeguards for the 2024 Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill offer even stronger protections than those contained in Australia’s privacy laws.While Australia’s controversial new social-media ban for under-16s will require the collection of additional personal data to verify a users’ age, it’s also equipped with strong privacy protections that will ensure the data aren’t misused, a key official has said....

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