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@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months ago

Australia bans social media for under 16s

www.theverge.com

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Australia bans social media for under 16s

www.theverge.com

@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months ago
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Now platforms have to figure out how to enforce it.
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    • @PieMePlenty@lemmy.world
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      Government provided open id service which guarantees age. Website gets trusted authority signed token witch contains just the age. We can do this safely. We have the technology. They could even do it only once on registration.

      Digital id’s exist already in the EU, and many countries run a sign on service already. We aren’t far from this.

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        • @BMTea@lemmy.world
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          Why not just look up how it actually works in the real world instead of hypotheticals

      • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        No. I don’t want governments to know what social media I use, nor do I want social media to know what country I’m a citizen of. I don’t want any connection between the two.

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          I’m pretty sure they all know this already.

          • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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            Sure, but I don’t want to hand it over on a silver platter, especially for my kids.

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      This ban is a wake up call to Tech Industry to implement and enforce rules against hate speech, grooming, fake news, etc. They surely cannot verify the age of a human without any official ID made in the real world. This leads to other problems but that’s not the concern of the government! Social Media wants it’s users, not the government.

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        This ban is a wake up call to Tech Industry

        what? Why would tech industry care? If anything it’ll have the reverse effect and dimiss tech role in brain rott because “see, kids are not on it! It’s all good here”

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      If i recall correctally, Australia tried to fine adults if they didnt have thier phone with them. Ive heard a relaible youtuber say it, but i couldnt find a news article to confirm it.

      Went to look for the article. Found something even worse https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/can-border-force-search-your-phone-when-you-travel-to-australia/100774644

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