"from OpenAge , which will enable users to set up a verified age key, that's then stored on their device, and enables them to share "verified age signals" with participating platforms in a privacy-preserving manner. "Users can verify their AgeKey in multiple ways, such as with a government-issued ID, financial information, face estimation, or national digital wallets. Meta will begin to integrate this tool into its apps in Australia and other markets in 2026.""
""To ensure all teens are protected online, we believe legislation should require app stores to verify age and obtain parental approval before their teens under 16 can download an app. This is the only way to guarantee consistent, industry-wide protections for young people, no matter which apps they use, and to avoid the whack-a-mole effect of catching up with new apps that teens will migrate to in order to circumvent the social media ban law.""
Australian law places the onus on platforms to restrict teens under 16 rather than mandating age-checking measures by authorities. OpenAge will enable users to set up a verified AgeKey stored on their device to share verified age signals with participating platforms in a privacy-preserving manner. Users can verify AgeKey using government-issued ID, financial information, face estimation, or national digital wallets. Meta plans to integrate AgeKey into its apps in Australia and other markets in 2026. Meta urges legislation requiring app stores to verify age and obtain parental approval to ensure consistent protections and prevent circumvention of the social media ban.
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