Re: Banning Social Media For Under-16s

In aus.computers Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On 16 May 2025 09:20:54 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

That idiotic law effectively just enforced a compulsory course on
identity fraud for under 16s.

 
You mean, more than they do so already?

Yep. They can nick booze and smokes off their parents without
needing to commit fraud, and this fraud can all be done from their
bedroom.

The government will only be more inept at it.

 
Who would do a better job? Certainly not the companies themselves. So who?

The Chinese Communist Party would probably do fairly well at it if
they took power here. Not worth the trade-offs IMHO.

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