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Children routinely using social media, Australian regulator says

It found they were easily able to bypass age checks on apps, which face being banned for under-16s.

The companies examined - Discord, Google (YouTube), Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Reddit, Snap, TikTok and Twitch - did not immediately respond to a request for comment. She said the report found online safety for children was a "shared responsibility" between various people, including social media platforms, the companies who create devices and apps, parents, teachers and politicians. "Proactive tools and technologies may rely on a user actively engaging with a service (such as connecting with others, communicating with others, sharing and creating content) to detect relevant signals," the report said.

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