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Re:Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth so... by jack_tripper on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @03:24PM (#46223242)
Yes, and how would the government ban social media apps from preschoolers without forcing everyone to doxx themselves to prove age?

Your sarcastic jab doesn't add any new questions or answers to this very important issue, since everyone can agree social media is bad for kids, but also we don't want to lose internet anonymity just because schools and parents can't raise kids without giving them a smartphone in hand since birth.

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Re:Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth so... by ForHackernews on Thursday December 11, 2025 @07:38AM (#46230652)
They've already done it, mate. You can go read about the Australian law. They are putting the burden of proof on the tech companies: "You have heaps of data on your users, you know who are young teens because you target them for marketing. Ban underage kids or we fine you."
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