Resident PulserMar 11

Australian Teens Are Sneaking Onto Social Media Despite Ban

https://infosec.pub/post/43291342

Australian Teens Are Sneaking Onto Social Media Despite Ban - Infosec.Pub

Three months after Australia’s social media restrictions for people under age 16 came into force, teenagers are circumventing the blocks with virtual private networks and by tricking age verification services, according to the country’s digital regulator.

Show threadstoyMar 11
So as expected, instead of taking control of the issue, the law just created an unregulated shadow market.
Show threadkurikaiMar 12
it was already unregulated. now less people have access to that unregulated market. so this is still a win
Show threadryannathans

The economic and societal impact for everybody is not a win

The extreme privacy invasion and uploading of your photo ID to agencies all over the world with their own nefarious purposes is not a win

Mar 12 at 2:02amWeb
Show threadkurikaiMar 12
what privacy? lol. what a laugh thinking social media respected kids privacy! you think social media and agencies didnt already have the kids photos? they have copies and history of everything the kids type and looked at.