The ban won’t take effect for at least 12 months. But key details about it are still missing – including how social media platforms will actually verify users’ age.
  • Quokka@mastodon.au
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    2 months ago

    @Baku @Nath Oh. So even if I set some things up in Singapore (closest with decent latency I think) then I, being resident here, can still be punished for not requiring age verification on it? That seems helluva over-reach.
    Mind you, whole concept is an over-reach.

      • Fuse@infosec.exchange
        0·
        2 months ago

        @dsilverz
        Other Australian Government advice is to use a VPN.

        Even a free VPN via Proton gives me 35/18 Mbps via Tokyo.

        So, unless they get ISPs to block access to VPNs, blocking an IP address won’t work.

        (I really hope I haven’t given Albo any ideas here…)

        @quokka1

      • JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I’m guessing that, like GDPR in the EU, it will apply to any and all social media website on the internet, but for practical reasons, can’t really be enforced outside of the legislating authorities’ jurisdiction.

        The legislation specifically gives the Act extra-territorial powers to enforce the ban against foreign websites.

        Reddit is specifically targetted ; it will definitely include Lemmy.