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WhatsApp Tests Age Confirmation in India, Its Largest Market
WhatsApp is testing age confirmation in India, its largest market, NDTV Profit reports. The move comes as governments worldwide enact or consider restrictions on social media use by people under 16.
The Story in Brief
WhatsApp is testing age confirmation in India, its largest market, NDTV Profit reports. The move comes as governments worldwide enact or consider restrictions on social media use by people under 16.
Australia has introduced rules that do not include WhatsApp, according to NDTV Profit. The report does not specify how WhatsApp’s age confirmation test will work, when it will be introduced more widely, or whether it will apply to all Indian users.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that age checks alone will make social media safe are too broad. So are claims that every restriction is an attack on young people’s freedom. The available facts show a test, not a finished policy, and Australia’s approach shows that governments may treat messaging services differently from other platforms. The useful test is simple: will WhatsApp’s system reliably keep under-16 users out without wrongly blocking adults?
Source: ndtvprofit.com
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