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'Not once have we been asked to verify our age': Study suggests companies falling under Australia's under-16 social media ban are failing to verify accounts

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James Bentley

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PC Gamer'Not once have we been asked to verify our age': Study suggests companies falling under Australia's under-16 social media ban are failing to verify accountspcgamer.com
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