Australia's nationwide social media ban has put tech's age verification tools under the spotlight, exposing the flaws and privacy risks in today's facial detection systems and sparking worldwide debate about what's coming for the rest of us.

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Some interesting listener feedback, then...
How things going with Australia's social media ban and what we are learning

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