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New Zealand to pursue social media ban for children under 16
New Zealand is pursuing legislation to ban social media use for children under 16, requiring platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Facebook to verify user age through facial age estimation, digital identity services, formal identification, or account data. The law would apply to high-risk platforms and mandate reasonable age verification steps.
Why it matters: Organizations operating social platforms face new compliance obligations in New Zealand; security teams should monitor the progress of this legislation and assess the feasibility and privacy implications of age verification methods for their user bases.
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