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The government is being deliberately non-prescriptive about that, as they are about what qualifies as 'social media' (statement of fact - no comment on the appr
by sturadnidge 2y ago
The government is being deliberately non-prescriptive about that, as they are about what qualifies as 'social media' (statement of fact - no comment on the approach itself). Ideally the legislation is accompanied by a government digital service that allows 3rd parties to verify age _without_ divulging full identity, but I don't see that side of things being discussed anywhere down here :(
- threeseed 2y agoThey seem pretty clear [1] about what social media is: Social networks, public media sharing networks, discussion forums, consumer review networks. [1] https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-12/Phase-1-Industry-Codes-%28Class-1A-and-Class-1B-Material%29-Regulatory-Guidance.pdf?v=1730953002185 https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-12/Phase...
- bigfatkitten 2y agoThey haven't got the competence to implement it even if they wanted to.