Document Relating To Meeting Notes Arising From FOI 25-093 Regarding Consultation Round Tables Held For The Age Assurance Trial.

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The Department released meeting notes from the Age Assurance Trial consultation roundtables held in August 2024. Two youth bodies (Office for Youth Youth Steering Committee and eSafety Youth Advisory Council) with 24 attendees identified significant benefits of social media, including connection with distant networks and access to diverse information, alongside recognised harms including mental health impacts and algorithmic control of content. When asked about using age assurance technology to access social media, 91% of young people indicated they would be likely or very likely to use such technology. A separate consultation with 23 parents and child-development experts (16 August 2024) addressed managing children's social media access and attitudes toward age assurance technologies. The document indicates all stakeholders viewed responsibility for online safety as shared, though social media companies were identified as bearing primary responsibility with government supporting through regulation.