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I bet they are left 4chan alone knowing they’d be the first to not comply and poke holes in this ban

Luckily I was able to memorise enough of a program to produce a broken database and a B+ then move on

4chan are fighting it and they reckon they’re going to deal with 4chan in the next wave of restrictions. I’m bringing popcorn

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Up the top where "her" is highlighted, press it, then press "send message".

So I went and grabbed a drink at a local, where do I send the pic?

That's right and you can't have adult content or the site requires age verification anyway.

This is still a pain in the butt.

• You don't know until you log in to a site whether they have assessed you as over 16, and also what type of verification they want. There's a bunch of sites that I only visit occasionally, and I guarantee it will be when I urgently need that information, that I get blocked.
• I have different usernames for different sites/socials etc. I would either need to have my list of sites prepared and do one visit to the pub (awkward), or do it as needed (inconvenient and/or liver traumatising). See above for the problems with that - we don't know what each site/social will require, and they may not accept the bar/restaurant with alcohol method.

I'm not arguing with you guys, I'm just pissed off about the whole situation. It's a joke and every "verification method" is open to faking/abuse.

people with red hair were allowed to access the site

At least Molly would be here to try and keep Pauline Hanson off.

Ooh - I missed this update last week:

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.

Remember? We still gotta deal with that shit at work

No adult content :(

How does that work in their head. 4chan is exempt. Yes, lets get under 16 years old off of Reddit and direct them to 4chan?

???????

They just clarified a few, e.g. doesn't apply to 4chan or roblox but does apply to reddit

We aren't going to make public what people have given us in confidence. That's simply not happening.

We might share some of the text-based responses as reference examples to inspire others, but it's an emphatic "no" on anything that has an above 0% chance of doxxing our people. Which will likely be all the photos.

We love you guys too much to remotely entertain that risk.

I'd have to double-check the wording to be 100% certain, but if you don't make accounts, I don't think it counts as social media.

However that doesn’t mean things won’t change. Afaik Dreamwidth and 4chan are litigating to not have to comply. And more sites could be brought in during the second wave.

What could Australia possibly do, other than geoblocking 4chan, if they don't comply exactly?

I see the UK government has noticed Bsky (part of the fediverse) and demanded verification there so it’s possible ours might learn what it is as well.

Bluesky is much larger than the Fediverse here to be fair. It's not the same. Moreover, they'd have to individually investigate hundreds of instances as they are all independently run.

Creepily the UK also seem to be making tentative noises about VPNs now.

Eh, nothing concrete. What are you referring to?

They seem to for now?

From what I can tell these relaxed measures for Aussie Zone are pre-emptive, to establish that ‘reasonable steps’ were taken and hopefully avoid being pressured to demand more intrusive verification in future.

However that doesn’t mean things won’t change. Afaik Dreamwidth and 4chan are litigating to not have to comply. And more sites could be brought in during the second wave.

I see the UK government has noticed Bsky (part of the fediverse) and demanded verification there so it’s possible ours might learn what it is as well.

Creepily the UK also seem to be making tentative noises about VPNs now.

Photo of your old JNCOs or hammer pants

Hi, Brit here.

I'm confused. I thought the rules from Australia here only applied to specific platforms rather than anywhere. I read somewhere about specific platforms being considered exempt. The likelihood to me that the Australian government (or your Ofcom equivalent) even know about the Fediverse to me seems slim.

I thought the Australian system only applied to specific social media websites that they drew up?

I would very much like to see any amusing pics that people are using as proof. You know if they are keen to post it here as well.

I'm racking my brain trying to come up with something funny to send in.

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