We’ve been covering Australia’s under-16 social media ban since before it went into effect, first noting the confusion and obvious implementation problems as pretty much everyone realiz…

We’ve been covering Australia’s under-16 social media ban since before it went into effect, first noting the confusion and obvious implementation problems as pretty much everyone realized it was a total mess, and then documenting how the ban was actively harming kids with disabilities by cutting them off from critical support communities.

  • showmeyourkizinti@startrek.websiteEnglish
    12·
    7 days ago

    You do realise that the government collects your ID when they’re made? And then you need to show that ID to buy a pack of smokes right?

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago
      1. Cool, I’m okay with the government knowing I exist. But they don’t need to know what social media sites I access.
      2. Showing physical ID is not the same as storing digital record, which can be tracked, correlated and leaked at any time due to other people incopetence. More apt comparison would be to if you needed to provide a copy of your ID each time you went to buy cigarettes or alcohol.
      3. You only need to provide ID if you look younger than required age to buy cigarettes or alcohol not every single living person.