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With the Social Media Ban coming in next month what's the plan? (aussie.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone
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I feel it's only to impose forced identification of all users on the internet.

I download Mullvad VPN but when it's connected via anywhere but Australia i can't even access lemmy via this account.

I couldn't use Reddit either unless I VPN through somewhere in Australia so I assume a VPN won't work to get around these new laws.

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not against this being a method people can employ for verification. But it won't be the only method. I'm not going to ask a recovering alcoholic or a Muslim to walk into a pub and buy a beer.

Also: it's users under 16. Not under 18. While I'm not aware of any users under 18, we did have a 17 year old last year.

This method has been considered, but it wouldn't catch everyone.

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