Report Finds Age Verification of Internet Users ‘Can Be Done in Australia’

Concerns of ‘unnecessary data retention’ were also raised in the report considering how the under-16 social media ban will be implemented.

Social media apps are displayed on a phone screen in a photo illustration on Dec. 1, 2024. Roni Bintang/Getty Images

The Australian Labor government has released an independent report confirming that age verification online is possible, without recommending a particular method.

The report was commissioned as the government prepares to enforce its under-16 social media ban by the end of the year.