00:00Australian social media users under 16 years old have received notifications or have had their accounts deactivated ahead of a government ban due to come into force on Wednesday.
00:12From midnight, 10 of the biggest platforms will be required to shut out Australians aged under 16 or be fined up to $49.5 million Australian dollars under a law which earned criticism from tech giants and free speech proponents but praise from parents and child advocates.
00:29Though the ban covers 10 platforms initially, including YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, the government has said the list will change as new products appear and young users switch to alternatives.
00:40Mater began deactivating impacted accounts in batches from December 4 and said they expected the process to be completed by the time the ban is implemented.
00:49Of the 10 platforms, all but Elon Musk's ex have said they will comply using age inference, guessing a person's age from their online activity or age estimation usually based on a selfie.
01:01They might also check with uploaded identification documents or linked bank account details.
01:06They might also check with public contact details.
