It’s day one of the social media ban and, unsurprisingly, it hasn’t been a smooth launch.
Many children have already been able to get around the ban in various ways, with age assurance systems misclassifying users and workarounds such as VPNs and make-up tricks being used. The government admitted the ban would not be perfect or instantaneous, but said the loopholes that allowed teens to circumvent the ban would not stay open forever.
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Source: ABC News
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