Global NewsApr 11
Liberal party adopts motion to ban kids under 16 from social media
Federal Liberals voted in favour of setting 16 as the age of majority for Canadians to be able to use social media accounts.
#Canada #liberalconvention
https://globalnews.ca/news/11797286/liberal-party-adopts-motion-social-media-ban-kids/
Show threadGuyMar 30

@BobLefridge

Edit/additional note: Charlotte McLauchlan is not a journalist, but a paid consultant/writer. So, let's guess why she's written this piece ...

There are multiple angles to this:

Yes, social media is bad (for kids). So, go against the US Surveillance Tech social media mega conglomerates to get it right! Bust them in court to eternity for ludicrous sums of $$$ until they stop abusing their position.

Age gates are bad. They massively torpedo people's privacy. It needs to be a social **right** to get certain information anonymously (e.g. mental health, gender issues, and all kinds of other things).

Who's behind this? Predominantly the decision to adopt age gates has been driven and fuelled by Meta and other social media giants. Estimates are that Meta has put approx. US$ 2 billion into this in lobbying and funding of 'interest groups' that are supposedly pro-family and for child protection. Meta has the most to gain (exclusion of smaller competition that can't afford it, plus *verified* identity data of users for better targeting ads and campaigns).

#SurveillanceCapitalism #NZpol #AgeRestriction #AgeGate

CBC HealthMar 23
Australia is settling into age-restricted social media. Canada is mulling whether to join in
Nearly four months into Australia's landmark social media ban for users under 16, parent proponents laud it as a valiant first step towards a safer online experience for youth. Yet as other countries weigh introducing their own social age minimum, some continue to question bans as a solution.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-u16social-ban-checkin-9.7122420?cmp=rss
CBC WorldMar 23
Australia is settling into age-restricted social media. Canada is mulling whether to join in
Nearly four months into Australia's landmark social media ban for users under 16, parent proponents laud it as a valiant first step towards a safer online experience for youth. Yet as other countries weigh introducing their own social age minimum, some continue to question bans as a solution.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-u16social-ban-checkin-9.7122420?cmp=rss
CBC Top StoriesMar 23
Australia is settling into age-restricted social media. Canada is mulling whether to join in
Nearly four months into Australia's landmark social media ban for users under 16, parent proponents laud it as a valiant first step towards a safer online experience for youth. Yet as other countries weigh introducing their own social age minimum, some continue to question bans as a solution.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-u16social-ban-checkin-9.7122420?cmp=rss
RenatomancerMar 7

#TechRegulation #AgeRestriction #SocialMedia

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/indonesia-outlines-plan-to-limit-under-16s-access-to-social-media/

Indonesia outlines plan to limit under-16s' access to social media | TechCrunch

Indonesian has outlined new regulations that would restrict users under 16 from accessing digital platforms.

TechCrunch
Levi K.Mar 6

Sharing for awareness. The government is building the walls to the cage, and we should be upset.
I wish all companies and dev teams would turn their back on the state. Servers that just won't query. I am not optimistic. Video does better to explain without rage baiting.

#opensource #linux #privacy #agerestriction #bigbrother #osint #tgif

https://youtu.be/hI9oy0t4JUU?si=tb7F62cwtCHkyXUZ

Your Phone Is Now Required to Spy on You. It’s the Law.

YouTube
Wladimir MuftyFeb 24

“Age restriction laws are not just about kids and screens. They are reshaping how identity, privacy, and access work on the #Internet for everyone.”

#yivi #betterSolutions #AgeRestriction

https://spectrum.ieee.org/age-verification

Is Age Verification a Trap?

Platforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain?

IEEE Spectrum
MFennVT has movedFeb 10

"I'll repeat my promise to you all: we will fight every state attempt to impose mandatory age verification and deanonymization on our users as hard as we possibly can, and we will keep actions like this to the clear cases where there's no doubt that we have to take action in order to prevent liability. " #Dreamwidth continuing to fight the good fight. ✊🏻

https://dw-news.dreamwidth.org/45267.html #AgeRestriction #fascism

dw_news | Update on legal cases: one new victory! :) One new restriction :(

LuminexJan 29
Should teenagers follow age restrictions given on social media platforms?
#AskFedi #Ask_Fedi #Poll #Polls #AgeRestriction #Teenagers
Yes
45.5%
No
54.5%
Poll ended at .