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Mustachius_Grumpius@Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club

EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification che…

Full title: EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification checks

www.independent.ie/business/eus-new-social-media-child-protection-rules-to-require-all-social-media-accounts-to-produce-state-id/a/161556431.html
schipelblorp@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works

Replying to @⁨Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club⁩

Ironically, kids might still get around the new restriction by using a virtual private network (VPN) connection, which virtually positions the computer in another country, at the time of signing up.

This is just going to be one long pointless game of whackamole and as effective as Prohibition was in the US.

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Séimhe (sé / é)@Seimhe@lemmy.world

Replying to @⁨Lysergid@lemmy.ml⁩

It’s not just about business use, but citizen access to content. I looked it up and this is the stage it’s at now gizmodo.com/the-first-us-law-targeting-vpn-use-ta…

The new law is narrow. VPN companies say they can’t do it. Fines for businesses that don’t are real. It’s all a little strange.

Very few people will set up their own business or technical venture, though. That’s enough to have a chilling effect.