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title: "“It won’t work” – Under-16 social media ban: age checks, errors and safeguards"
author: "Chris Berg"
date: "2025-08-31"
url: "https://chrisberg.org/media/it-wont-work-under-16-social-media-ban-age-checks-errors-and-safeguards/"
show: "Ticker"
video: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huhVtz74UpM"
source: "https://tickernews.co/it-wont-work-under-16-social-media-ban-age-checks-errors-and-safeguards/"
topics: "Digital platforms, Internet and telecommunications"
---

# “It won’t work” – Under-16 social media ban: age checks, errors and safeguards

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Why the under-16 social media ban won’t work.