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Re: On device enforcement of age verification?

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David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I was wondering how they expected to do this.
> 
> Are they assuming that all access to social media will be via a mobile 
> phone or tablet?
> 
> I can't see on device enforcement working for a PC.
> Even if Apple and Microsoft cave, there are older versions of Windows and 
> a whole raft of Linux distributions.
> 
> Perhaps I should hang onto my stock of non W10 compatible devices to 
> install Linux (or other Unix-a-like) to rent out to mid-teens to stay 
> connected.

I believe this is to counter some of the gaps in the Australian system.
Although many child accounts on social media were shut down, about 70% of
children are still accessing SM. 

Having one source of truth (i.e. the device) should be more effective. 

Yes, it'll work far less with (Widows) PCs, but then you don't see kids on
the bus carrying their Dells ;) 

The downside is that we will *all* have to do this to prove we are not
children. 

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On device enforcement of age verification? David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-16 13:09 +0000
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-06-16 14:56 +0100
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2026-06-16 16:58 +0000
      Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 22:48 +0100
        Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-06-17 08:24 +0100
          Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-17 08:44 +0100
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-16 14:29 +0000
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-16 17:03 +0200
      Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-16 23:31 +0000
        Re: On device enforcement of age verification? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-17 15:48 +0200
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 17:27 +0100
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-06-17 08:11 +0000

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