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I feel like these kinda bans are just going to make government busy work ... and sort of play out like a weird e-prohibition. So kids now know to create a new

by duxup 1y ago

I feel like these kinda bans are just going to make government busy work ... and sort of play out like a weird e-prohibition. So kids now know to create a new email and say they're not under 16 ... So now whatever sub 16 guardrails for kids might have been won't be there because they look like adult accounts and same problem, maybe worse.

toomuchtodo 1y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_safety_on_Roblox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_safety_on_Roblox > The platform implemented a rehaul of its friend system with age verification through facial recognition or through a government-issued ID.
- duxup 1y ago
  No kids could ever defeat that right? Not with infinite amounts of time and will?
  - toomuchtodo 1y ago
    Kids? Unlikely in my opinion. NIST SP 800-63A speaks to this if interested. Perfect is not the goal, only good enough for scale.
  - toomuchtodo 1y ago
    Australia’s social media age restrictions are already working — and they haven’t even started yet - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45852737 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45852737 - November 2025