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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

This is stupid and unenforceable.

[โ€“] jwt 12 points 5 months ago

That's such a 14yo thing to say. Can you show some ID?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's definitely enforceable. Force social media platforms to only allow accpunt registrations with euIDs.

But its a huge hassle and wont find a political majority anytime soon.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Signing up for social media with ID? Damn. Imagine showing ID to create a Lemmy account. No thanks.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Of course you'll always be able to sign up to obscure services such as Lemmy servers. It's always been like that, even with the US law COPPA (nobody really checks).

This law would only be applies to major platforms that have a EU base somewhere (Meta, etc.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

But then the EU is also pushing towards interoperability. If Threads require ID checks and is 15+, but also federates, 13 year olds will just go elsewhere.

I guess the age limit could best be enforced by parents, who would be able to tell their kids they can't use social media before they're old enough. Sure there will still be kids around, but there will be fewer of them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

You never know what kind of moronic ideas can find a political majority. Especially not when it comes to technology and surveillance.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Get the hell out of here with forced id-d registration. Nobody needs or wants that other than surveillance capitalists.

Fine the parents who let the kids register early, if it gets known. This will only be a problem for those who let their kids be brought up by the internet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

exactly - there is already an age limit that isn't being enforced, why would a different age limit be better

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Denmark is a meme state. They introduced blasphemy laws last year. Why stop with stupid now?

Beer is still cheap though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Beer is cheap in Denmark? You must be from a country even further to the North.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago