Australia's about to make history with something pretty controversial. They're rolling out a ban that'll kick anyone under 16 off major social platforms—we're talking Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, the whole lineup. Over a million accounts are getting the axe right during summer vacation.
This is literally unprecedented globally. No other country has gone this hard on age restrictions for social media. The platforms now have to figure out how to enforce this without turning into Big Brother, which raises some interesting questions about digital identity verification systems.
Kind of wild timing too, doing it over summer break when kids actually have free time. Gonna be interesting to see if other governments follow suit or if this becomes a case study in what NOT to do.
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Australia's about to make history with something pretty controversial. They're rolling out a ban that'll kick anyone under 16 off major social platforms—we're talking Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, the whole lineup. Over a million accounts are getting the axe right during summer vacation.
This is literally unprecedented globally. No other country has gone this hard on age restrictions for social media. The platforms now have to figure out how to enforce this without turning into Big Brother, which raises some interesting questions about digital identity verification systems.
Kind of wild timing too, doing it over summer break when kids actually have free time. Gonna be interesting to see if other governments follow suit or if this becomes a case study in what NOT to do.