At this rate I think I’m going to pretend to be under sixteen and work out ways to get onto every age verified site…
I might even post about my findings for science “journalism” on some random pages that don’t have age verifications.
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Nath@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Ooh - I missed this update last week:
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This genuinely boggles my mind. The government can make sentences like this, but they can’t make them reality. Imagine if it said that only people with red hair were allowed to access the site. What technology exists to handle that? Because it is effectively what we are facing. We can only try our best - but we can’t assure the government 100% that no user has tricked us onto the platform. And I’d still say that if I had the resources of Google to ensure compliance.
Gnugit@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Nath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I have a real 14-year-old in my house. I should see what accounts he can manage to create for himself.
Gnugit@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I have instructed my two kids to NEVER give age verification documents and identity to websites and plan on helping my youngest circumvent it after they turn 16 because i don’t want them on social media anyway.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
According to the AFR…almost literally any. Many platforms don’t even stop you if you tell them you’re under 16. And none seemed to stop you viewing content if you told them you’re an adult, without any further verification.
eureka@aussie.zone 3 days ago
The dot points read like an instruction guide to me. I was musing about a week ago about making a backup Facebook account ahead of time and subscribing to insurance companies and marriage memes pages, or staging a trip to France.
membership in youth-focused groups, forums or communities
My Little Pony fans have been warned.
No1@aussie.zone 4 days ago
At least Molly would be there to try and keep Pauline Hanson off.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 days ago
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