How platforms determine age

Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced regulatory approach.

Cam Wilson is an associate editor at Crikey and writes The Sizzle newsletter. He’s a co-author of Conspiracy Nation: Exposing the Dangerous World of Australian Conspiracy Theories.

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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.

Also mentioned in this episode:

• Cam wrote about his experience reporting on the social media age limit debate and the removal of the exemption framework.

• Paris wrote about his thoughts on social media age limits and the need for much more comprehensive regulations on social media.

• 64% of US teens are using chatbots daily.

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