2025-12-10 07:58:13

Australia just dropped a bombshell: no social media for anyone under 16. Yeah, you read that right.

The law's already in motion, forcing major platforms to rethink their age verification game. But here's the kicker—will the UK jump on this bandwagon? Some regulators are watching closely, others think it's unenforceable.

This isn't just about kids and screens anymore. It's about governments flexing muscle over digital platforms. Today it's social media. Tomorrow? Could be decentralized apps, crypto platforms, or anything operating outside traditional control.

The precedent matters. When one country builds the wall, others start measuring their own borders.

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GasFeeLady

· 8h ago

lmao age verification is gonna be the new gas oracle... governments really think they can enforceable this? have you seen how fast devs route around these things. Australia's just signaling, watch crypto platforms figure out the loopholes before lunch.

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CrossChainMessenger

· 8h ago

Australia's trick is really ruthless, under the age of 16 directly bans social media, wait and see how the platforms respond --- The government is starting to get stuck, today social media, tomorrow it will be the turn of the chain, this matter must be vigilant --- Haha, what is the impact of this set of annual verification on the chain, isn't it still the same? --- The dominoes are starting to fall, other countries are definitely following suit, and the hand of supervision is getting longer and longer --- What kind of hell logic can ban social media to control young people? I still underestimated the children's ability --- If you really want to implement it, how to verify it, technically it is a joke --- It is another wrestling between gov and tech platforms, and the loss is still the freedom of users

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GasGoblin

· 8h ago

No is really here now, Australia directly banned under the age of 16 to play social media... Dare to ask how the platform checks the age? --- Another excuse for government regulation, sooner or later it will be our turn to apply on-chain --- To be honest, this can't be implemented at all, unless they really want to do real-name identity verification --- Web3 is the way out, and it is only a matter of time before centralized platforms are ruckled --- Wait a minute... Is this precondition to crack down on DeFi and on-chain finance? A bit of horror --- Australia's wave of operations is really ruthless, but it can't be stopped technically --- Good guys, the government is paving the way for the future of crypto regulation

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NotAFinancialAdvice

· 8h ago

Australia's wave of operations is really setting a benchmark for global regulation. Banning social media under 16 sounds good, but is it actually enforceable? Hehe. Having said that, if this really spreads to the crypto and defi fields, that is the real trouble. The government's one-size-fits-all thinking is increasingly preferring to use control to solve problems.

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