Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/social-media-ban-australia-snapchat-compliance

Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying

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Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Amanda said while the government had promised the ban would make it easier for parents, “the reality of trying to enforce them has left me feeling that the burden has been pushed back on to families”.

I fully agree that some of the burden of age verification has been returned to the families, and I can only hope that the rest of the burden is soon returned to them as well.

The rest of the response I want to give here would violate 3, 4, 5, 7, and probably 1.

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