"The system, which has been quietly piloted in the EU over the past year, analyses profile information, posted videos and behavioural signals to predict whether an account may be belong to a user under the age of 13. TikTok said accounts flagged by the system will then be reviewed by specialist moderators rather than face an automatic ban, and may then be removed."
"In December, Australia implemented a social media ban for people under the age of 16. On Thursday the country's eSafety commissioner revealed that more than 4.7m accounts had been removed across 10 platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snap and Facebook since the ban was implemented on 10 December. The rollout of the new TikTok system comes as European authorities scrutinise how platforms verify users' ages under data protection rules."
TikTok will begin rolling out age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks to identify accounts likely belonging to users under 13. The system analyses profile information, posted videos and behavioural signals; accounts flagged by the system are to be reviewed by specialist moderators and may be removed. Pilots in the UK and EU led to the removal of thousands of accounts. Australia implemented a social media ban for under-16s in December, and its eSafety commissioner reported over 4.7m accounts removed across 10 platforms. European authorities are scrutinising platforms' age verification under data protection rules while UK leaders consider similar restrictions.
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