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Ahhh yes, and thumbs down button in youtube was removed to protect small creators from harm. It is funny to observe how many naive people there are in the worl

Ahhh yes, and thumbs down button in youtube was removed to protect small creators from harm. It is funny to observe how many naive people there are in the world. Australia for years hated the idea that you can anonymously share your opinion. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-07/prime-minister-defends-dutton-twitter-defamation-action/100522002 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-07/prime-minister-defend... And no, privacy is not already lost. It is a lie often said. Sure you share a lot of data about you, but you are often not required, especially by law to share it. Big tech also do not know everything about you, they often lie to shareholders, or advertisers about amount of users, clicks. Protect the children, and remove the ability to freely express your opinion. I vividly remember people being arrested because of social media activity during covid.

ffsm8 2y ago
I'm not Australian and don't know the specifics if this legislation, so I cannot speak with any authority on the matter, but I think you're mistakenly conflating banning <16yo with identifying everyone. Porn is also banned for <18yo and you generally don't need to id yourself to get access, you only need to claim you're 18 via button, checkmark or similar This doesn't actually remove all kids from the platform, but at least they're no longer being served legally. This will make it less ubiquitous for them. Relevant part of the article: Social media companies also won't be able to force users to provide government identification, including the Digital ID, to assess their age.
- renegat0x0 2y ago
  Thanks for providing that last part info, but I think you misunderstand how the world works. The privacy is removed in erosion, not in one action. First create a law, then require providing a button, then require debit card number, then require ID. I am aware of slippery slope fallacy, but I think that is where this all is going to go. Therefore it does not matter if "it is just a button" right now. Every change in that direction is not good. I worry about the trajectory more. Let's also look at it from a different point of view. Does the button "I am over 18" protect the children? Really? Sorry, but this is not the final step in that road.
  - Izkata 2y ago
    A couple US states are in the "ID" stage for porn right now. It's why pornhub and others have started blocking those states, they don't want the liability if there's a hack/leak.

ffsm8 2y ago

I'm not Australian and don't know the specifics if this legislation, so I cannot speak with any authority on the matter, but I think you're mistakenly conflating banning <16yo with identifying everyone. Porn is also banned for <18yo and you generally don't need to id yourself to get access, you only need to claim you're 18 via button, checkmark or similar This doesn't actually remove all kids from the platform, but at least they're no longer being served legally. This will make it less ubiquitous for them. Relevant part of the article: Social media companies also won't be able to force users to provide government identification, including the Digital ID, to assess their age.

renegat0x0 2y ago
Thanks for providing that last part info, but I think you misunderstand how the world works. The privacy is removed in erosion, not in one action. First create a law, then require providing a button, then require debit card number, then require ID. I am aware of slippery slope fallacy, but I think that is where this all is going to go. Therefore it does not matter if "it is just a button" right now. Every change in that direction is not good. I worry about the trajectory more. Let's also look at it from a different point of view. Does the button "I am over 18" protect the children? Really? Sorry, but this is not the final step in that road.
- Izkata 2y ago
  A couple US states are in the "ID" stage for porn right now. It's why pornhub and others have started blocking those states, they don't want the liability if there's a hack/leak.