Byron Kaye and Alasdair Pal of Reuters report:
Software testers hired by Australia’s government to determine how to enforce the world’s first national teen social media ban have worked on defence and election contracts but will use another experience to guide their study: wrangling their own children online.
“We’re all parents of kids of various ages and we’re definitely aware of all the little tricks kids do,” said Andrew Hammond, general manager at tech contractor KJR which will conduct the trial on about 1,200 randomly chosen Australians from January to March.
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From late 2025, platforms including Meta’s Instagram, Elon Musk’s X, TikTok and Snapchat must show Australians they are taking reasonable steps to keep out users under 16 or face fines up to A$49.5 million ($32 million). Google’s YouTube, a classroom staple, is exempt.
Read more at MSN.