Social media ban: Loved in theory, doubted in reality. Aussies say it’s a band-aid solution on a bullet wound

Australia’s consumers view the proposed social media age ban as the tech-policy equivalent of slapping duct tape on a leaky dam. The latest paper from the team charged with determining the best way to implement the technology behind the bipartisan policy reveals that while Australians are all for the principle, they’re less convinced about the practice. Concerns about flimsy enforcement, data privacy nightmares, and the nagging suspicion that kids will outsmart the system faster than you can say “parental controls” abound. In short: Everyone wants the fence, but no one believes it’ll hold.