Wooki comments on Australia bans social media for under 16s

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[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

A large part of this will help maintain liability for harm to young people. How ages is verified is irrelevant

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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

How ages are verified are irrelevant? Until a whole collection of faces or government IDs inevitably leaks!

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[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Are you over 16: Yes/No.

That wasnt difficult.

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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

If this would indeed be the case, I would be really happy.

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[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

They have no specified otherwise so its a case of why would they waste money doing otherwise.

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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago

To avoid said potential liability? Or because the law would include actual enforcement, like it was proposed at least in some places?

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