The comments around the under 16 media ban seem to be missing a salient point.

In order to determine if a user is under 16, you need to determine that for every single user … including you!

This means that your personal data will be harvested in order to determine if you are over 16 or not.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioOP
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    5 days ago

    We know very little beyond:

    1. It will go live on 10 December 2025
    2. There will be heavy fines.
    3. Government ID is not allowed to be the only method.
    4. A self declaration (tick box) is insufficient as a check.

    There are to my knowledge no third party providers approved for this legislation. The process to assess actual implementation details started in July 2025, and the results thus far are underwhelming to put it mildly, you might call it a shitshow.

    Below is the official sum total of what we know, most of it motherhood statements and “coming soon”.

    https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions

    Media commentary wants to “protect the children”, but have no idea how you might do so, let alone consider the implications or implementation details.

    Source: I’m an ICT professional with 40+ years experience.