MyMahi’s digital ID works through schools, verifying a student’s age and creating the digital ID using data in the school’s management system. If used to verify age with a social media platform, it would simply indicate whether a student is over or under 16 without sharing any personal data. Young people strongly resonate with this model. MyMahi CEO claims that Meta says Australian teens can verify their age with video-selfie technology – which the Age Assurance Trials showed was inaccurate – or by providing a government-issued photo ID like a passport or licence. He also states that Kiwi students found 30 per cent don’t have a government ID. Source: https://business.scoop.co.nz/2025/12/08/nz-can-protect-teens-and-lead-the-world-if-it-avoids-australias-mistakes-expert-warns/