Australia just set a global precedent by banning social media access for anyone under 16 years old. First country to actually pull the trigger on this. Wonder how they'll enforce it though—age verification tech is still pretty sketchy. Could this start a domino effect? Other governments have been talking about similar moves for years but never committed. Might push more young users toward decentralized platforms where traditional regulation doesn't reach. Interesting times ahead for digital identity verification and privacy debates.
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MysteryBoxBuster
· 12-10 01:20
Can this age verification system really work? I doubt it—there are so many ways for kids to bypass it.
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AirdropATM
· 12-09 20:45
Australia’s move this time is really ruthless, but I honestly don’t trust that age verification stuff…
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LayerZeroJunkie
· 12-09 20:43
Australia is really taking action this time. Can we really trust this age verification system? Haha
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LiquiditySurfer
· 12-09 20:40
Age verification tech is hard to describe, and Australia might just be shooting itself in the foot with this move...
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ZeroRushCaptain
· 12-09 20:37
Australia’s move is really something—banning social media for those under 16… Putting it nicely, it’s for protection; putting it bluntly, it’s just driving people to crypto. Young newbies need to open accounts even earlier now.
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GasGoblin
· 12-09 20:31
Age verification technology is really unreliable, and this approach in Australia will probably still be exploited.
Australia just set a global precedent by banning social media access for anyone under 16 years old. First country to actually pull the trigger on this. Wonder how they'll enforce it though—age verification tech is still pretty sketchy. Could this start a domino effect? Other governments have been talking about similar moves for years but never committed. Might push more young users toward decentralized platforms where traditional regulation doesn't reach. Interesting times ahead for digital identity verification and privacy debates.