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[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A provider of such a platform must take reasonable steps to prevent children who have not reached a minimum age from having accounts.

I'm sure big tech companies will argue that they are taking "reasonable steps". If you leave your wording vague then it will be exploited or ignored. This was all incredibly predictable.

[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The law does go into more detail than that.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is the exact wording I copy/pasted from the law.

[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

If you want to know the governments expectations in more detail, then you can look at this official document: https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/eSafety-SMMA-Regulatory-Guidance.pdf?v=1775028106610