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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by aetherspawn on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @05:42PM (#46225010)
Australia already has a government digital ID verification service, so this social media ban is just a first step towards legislators realising they can force people to just integrate and use that, then there is no user data changing hands.

Edit: > or use an Australian Government accredited digital ID service to prove their age

Here you go. If you’re concerned about your personal data, only use platforms that integrate and use this.

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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by steve_taylor on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @06:28PM (#46225521)
There has only been one accredited Digital ID that sort of isn't government and that's Australia Post's Digital ID which they're now winding down in favour of the government's. While the Digital ID act does allow for these third-party accredited providers, I think we can realistically expect that the only one that will be in use will be the federal government's.
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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by aetherspawn on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:40AM (#46228696)
It’s called “myID” https://www.myid.gov.au/
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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by protocolture on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:53PM (#46227107)
>Here you go. If you’re concerned about your personal data, only use platforms that integrate and use this.

The Australian Governments IT Security is a joke.

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