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Digital ID Concerns Emerge Ahead of Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban

‘There’s potential for digital ID to be used,’ Shadow Communications Minister Melissa McIntosh said.
Digital ID Concerns Emerge Ahead of Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban
An image of the phone app and front page to Australia's MyGov ID (digital ID) portal and website, taken in Perth, Western Australia on Jan. 22, 2024. Wade Zhong/The Epoch Times
Monica O’Shea
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Shadow Communications Minister Melissa McIntosh has raised concerns about digital ID being used as part of Australia’s under-16s social media ban.

The Coalition supported the social media ban on the condition there would be no digital ID.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]