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When 15-year-old Emmanuel Kassa tested the age-checking software Australia might use to enforce a social media ban for minors, he got a glimpse into his future.

當 15 歲的埃馬紐埃爾-卡薩（Emmanuel Kassa）測試澳洲可能用來執行未成年人社交媒體禁令的年齡檢查軟件時，他看到了自己的未來。

Six months from now, the system could ban him from social media, and he was shocked by how well it worked.

六個月後，該系統可能會禁止他使用社交媒體，他對該系統的工作效率感到震驚。

程度副詞

Some of them would be like pretty bang on just like 14 years, and other ones would be like 16.087654, like a bunch of decimal numbers, but yeah.

有的就像 14 年，有的就像 16.087654，就像一堆小數，但都是對的。

From December, social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok could face fines of more than $30 million if they don't take reasonable steps to block underage users in Australia.

從 12 月起，Facebook、Instagram、Snapchat 和 TikTok 等社交媒體公司如果不採取合理措施阻止澳洲的未成年用戶，將面臨超過 3000 萬美元的罰款。

This is an effort by the government to protect younger users' mental and physical health.

這是政府為保護年輕用戶的身心健康而做出的努力。

The platforms currently require users to be at least 13 to sign up.

這些平臺目前要求用戶至少年滿 13 歲才能註冊。

The country is now trialing a photo-based age-checking software to help enforce the new law.

該國目前正在試用一種基於照片的年齡檢查軟件，以幫助執行新法律。

14-year-old Charlie Price also participated in a trial that tested for software options with 60 peers.

14 歲的查理-普賴斯也參加了一項試驗，與 60 名同齡人一起測試軟件選項。

And his age was guessed correctly, but it wasn't foolproof.

他的年齡也猜對了，但並非萬無一失。

Most of mine were accurate, I had a couple friends that one of them said that they were like 20 something, so, you know, bit here and there, but mine were usually on point.

我的大部分都很準確，我有幾個朋友，其中一個說他們好像有 20 多歲，所以，你知道，這裡和那裡都有一點，但我的通常都很準確。

While Price says he wouldn't try to get around the ban, he thinks others might.

雖然普萊斯說他不會試圖繞過禁令，但他認為其他人可能會。

So when it got my age right, it would be pretty difficult to get around that, like if somehow I got my age wrong, then I could get through that, but if it doesn't get my age wrong, then I can't find a work around by myself.

所以，如果它把我的年齡弄錯了，我就很難繞過去了，比如說，如果我把年齡弄錯了，我可以繞過去，但如果它沒有把我的年齡弄錯，我就沒法自己繞過去了。

His experience highlights a key concern for child protection advocates, tech firms, and even trial organizers themselves.

他的經歷凸顯了兒童保護倡導者、科技公司甚至審判組織者本身的一個關鍵問題。

Even if software works in trials, young people may still find ways to bypass it in real life.

即使軟件在試驗中有效，年輕人在現實生活中仍可能找到繞過它的方法。

Andrew Hammond is a general manager at tech contractor KJR, who helped run the trial.

安德魯-哈蒙德（Andrew Hammond）是技術承包商 KJR 的總經理，他曾協助開展試驗。

Said the software works, but isn't perfect and could be fooled.

他說軟件可以工作，但並不完美，可能會被騙。

Personal opinion is, yeah, I'm a father of three daughters, they're all over 16 now, but you know, we live through the the social media, um, sort of the the adoption of social media with my uh, my eldest daughter.

個人觀點是，是的，我是三個女兒的父親，她們現在都超過 16 歲了，但你知道，我們生活在社交媒體中，嗯，我和我的大女兒都採用了社交媒體。

Uh, and then the younger two sort of came through when it was more commonplace and so I think as as as a parent and a technologist, I think the technology is, um, you know, it's not foolproof and it's not there's no silver bullet solution to every use case that there is.

是以，作為家長和技術專家，我認為這項技術並不是萬無一失的，也沒有解決所有使用情況的靈丹妙藥。

But I think this is uh, um, yeah, it's a move in the right direction.

但我認為這是朝正確方向邁出的一步。

Trial organizers, including Hammond, won't recommend specific products, but will present findings on June 20th and give a full report to the government by the end of July.

包括哈蒙德在內的試驗組織者不會推薦具體的產品，但會在 6 月 20 日公佈試驗結果，並在 7 月底之前向政府提交一份完整的報告。

This will help the country's e-safety commissioner advise ministers who want to reduce risks like cyber bullying and harmful online content.

這將有助於國家電子安全專員向希望減少網絡欺凌和有害網絡內容等風險的部長們提供建議。