2025-12-11 19:29:50

Australia just dropped a bombshell regulation that's got the whole internet talking. Anyone under 16? Completely locked out of Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, Kick, Reddit, Twitch, and even X.

Platforms now have to implement age verification systems to identify and boot underage users. The government's betting big on this move to protect kids online, but here's the thing – how effective can these systems really be? VPNs exist. Fake IDs exist. Determined teenagers definitely exist.

This raises bigger questions for the digital world: Should access to information be age-gated this aggressively? What happens when centralized platforms become the gatekeepers of who gets to participate in online communities? Could decentralized alternatives offer better solutions that balance protection with freedom?

One thing's for sure – this policy is going to test the limits of enforcement in the digital age.

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ZeroRushCaptain

· 12-11 19:59

Ha, Australia's age verification system is just a new high point for selling off. Turn on the VPN, make a fake certificate, isn't this the textbook reverse indicator for the crypto circle? The more the government tries to block it, the harder it is to stop. --- All under 16, get out? Laughing out loud. These guys have already gathered on the dark web battlefield. These days, it's harder to lock up young people than to cut off my account. --- Centralized platforms as gatekeepers, isn't this the problem we've been complaining about? True freedom should be on-chain. With this Australian policy, the opportunities for decentralized social media are coming. --- I bet five bucks that this system will be riddled with holes within half a year, just like all my historical stop-losses—never successful. --- Decentralized solutions are indeed attractive, but will platforms let this happen? Overthinking it, my friend. They just want to harvest data, just like how I stubbornly held onto losing stocks back in the day. --- Another ancient war between the government and netizens. My experience is that young people's力量, no one can stop it, it's that simple.

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WhaleWatcher

· 12-11 19:58

Australia’s move is really tough this time—banning anyone under 16? Just turn on a VPN and still access, haha. --- Same old trick again, who can age verification systems really block... Kids have already mastered it. --- Having centralized platforms act as gatekeepers is inherently problematic; decentralized solutions are the way out, right? --- Laughs. A one-size-fits-all approach solves nothing. Human ingenuity is much more cunning than we imagine. --- Web3 should really seize this chaos to rise. Censorship will eventually be broken.

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