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Appears banning children is just a smokescreen, Senate committee uncovers Communications Dept plans to force every Australian onto digital ID to access commercial social media.

That's kind of hilarious. And annoying they'd even try.

https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/not-just-kids--everyone-to-be-age-verified-for-social-.html

Via @parisba @vwdasher

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Not just kids: Everyone to be age verified for social media

Proposed under-16s ban has wider implications for Australians.

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Tingo 6 Tage her •

''“So, this isn't just about privacy or collecting data about kids,” said [Senator David] Shoebridge.

“This is literally everybody accessing social media, that's how it has to work, isn't it?”

“Yes,” replied Andrew Irwin, assistant secretary of online safety at [the Department of Communications].'

Odd that niche new media is carrying such an important story like the Australian government flagging putting the entire population onto internet verification checks, while old media is crickets.

Unless a) there's an inherent bias, b) they don't understand it or c) both.

https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/not-just-kids--everyone-to-be-age-verified-for-social-.html

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