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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by amarcheschi on Thursday November 07, 2024 @07:27AM (#42076036)
In italy we have a digital ID (spid) that's actually managed by third parties authorized by government and you can use it to log in on some services, I think this way it would work
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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by willvarfar on Thursday November 07, 2024 @07:51AM (#42076203)
Sweden has had a "BankID" system since 2003. It's run by the bank branch organisation. It works really well. Almost everybody has it.
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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by brokenmachine on Monday November 11, 2024 @09:46PM (#42112348)
Australia has myGovID https://www.mygovid.gov.au/

Although I think it's only for government sites. I believe it could probably be used to verify only age in a privacy-respecting fashion.

But let's be real. We all know this isn't about protecting children, because it never is.

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