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Yesterday Nine to Noon heard concerns from the Law Association about whether a social media ban for under-16s could work in New Zealand.
The Association's Technology and Law Committee head Lloyd Gallagher said proposed changes in a private members' bill from National's Catherine Wedd would be extremely difficult to enforce because technology was moving faster than the law could keep pace with.
Kathryn's guests are at the forefront of how technology can provide solutions for checking how old an online user is.
Tony Allen is Co-Chair of the UK Government's Expert Panel on Age Restrictions and has led the team working on Australia's Age Assurance Technology Trial ahead of that country's social media ban, set to come into effect on December 10.
Iain Corby is executive director for The Age Verification Providers Association - a non-profit global body representing providers of such technology.
They've been holding a series of events both here and in Australia to explore the findings of the Australian trial.
