A Statement about Australia's Age Assurance Technology Trial Preliminary Findings

At CTRL+SHFT, we stand with every parent, educator, and policymaker working to protect young people. We welcome the preliminary findings of the Age Assurance Technology Trial and support any step forward that gives families

greater confidence, clarity, and control in navigating online spaces.

We offer our full support, expertise, and systems to assist in any way we can. As an independent provider of education services, we believe—unequivocally—that no one working to protect children should accept payment or endorsement from Big Tech.

CTRL+SHFT has no commercial ties to age assurance, monitoring, or filtering technologies. We refuse funding, sponsorship, or influence from tech companies.

Our only agenda is human wellbeing—and we ask others to consider doing the same.We proudly and publicly support under-16 access restrictions because it’s the right thing to do—for children, families, and schools. No spin. No compromise. Just safety.

This should only be about common sense, compassion, and collective responsibility.

Australia has an opportunity to lead the world in digital childhood protections—and we’re putting our hand up to help wherever we are needed.

Maggie Dent, Brad Marshall, Madeleine West & Kirra Pendergast The CTRL+SHFT Coalition