Editorial: Social Media and Identifiers
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Editorial, Social Media, Age verification, Identity management
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This editorial offers some observations about recent moves by the Australian Government to restrict access to social media by young people. It also outlines the other content of this December issue and notes some personnel changes in 2025.
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Leith H. Campbell, Managing Editor; RMIT University
Dr Leith Campbell is an Adjunct Professor at RMIT University. He has spent more than 40 years in the telecommunications industry, both in research and development and as an international consultant on telecommunications regulation. He was the Managing Editor of this Journal from 2021 to 2024.
