MELBOURNE, Australia: Australian regulators have clarified how the country's upcoming social media age ban will be enforced, stressing that platforms will not be required to verify the ages of every single user. The guidance comes ahead of the world's first nationwide ban on children under 16 having social media accounts, which takes effect on December 10. "These companies have targeting technology capable of extraordinary precision when it comes to advertising," Inman Grant said. Inman Grant dismissed such concerns as a "scare tactic," emphasizing that the government was not mandating universal age checks. Communications Minister Anika Wells echoed that reassurance, pointing out that social media companies already hold extensive information on their users.