Social Media's Age Checks Meet Health Misinformation
💡 Why it matters
The rush to verify ages could crowd out the harder task of policing health misinformation, leaving teens with identity checks but no protection from junk science.
Australia's eSafety commissioner is investigating TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat for compliance with the under-16 social media ban, while Ofcom proposes photo ID, banking checks and facial age estimation for UK users. Separately, TikTok influencers are.
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