Highly relevant to us (as admins)
These rules really worry me. I think it’s really good in theory and we should be protecting kids more, especially from the big personalised algorithms of Facebook, Tiktok, and the like. Curated feeds like that of Lemmy and Reddit concern me less.
But the issue is…how do you prove age, while still enabling people the right to anonymity? I don’t want to give my ID to Facebook.
Ah, another well-thought-out tech law from OzGov in the vein of such hits as ‘The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia’ and the AssAct. I swear we’re the designated test ground for dodgy laws for the five (7,13,etc) eyes…
Force ids is the only way. Hopefully that means less adults use them too. What they do with your actual I’d is less nefarious than what they do with your data or feed.
Too bad they can’t do it by mental age… There’s some middle and late age toddlers that need removed from socials.
It’s the primary demographic. Might as well just close the site.
OK…? (I’m all for that)
Same
Platforms aren’t the guardians of our kids. That being said, if there are laws or rules those computers are supposed to follow, companies shouldn’t be subverting those for a new “customer base.”
Depending on the implementation, blocking south Australia could be the only (acceptable) way forward. Also, I doubt this will actually stop anyone.
What do you do when a script kiddie under 14 starts a mbin instance?
