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Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media (www.euractiv.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

And most importantly: How would they enforce that? Kids have been lying about their ages since the dawn of internet.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think they really need to.

Laws are often just an acknowledgement of a society's expectation.

"We've all decided that kids under 15 using social isn't great."

The fact that this law exists makes it infinitely b easier for parents to establish and maintain rules in their household, because peer pressure is minimised.

Yes, some kids will still use social before they're 15. Perhaps most kids. However, I think harmfully excessive use will be minimised.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

Porn sites have age limits, we know this doesn't mean shit. No middleschooler gets condemned for watching porn.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 weeks ago

The enforcing part is where this is likely to get shitty. Once they establish this as a law they maybe will try and sue companies that don't provide an age check on their websites. Now if that is possible I am not sure, seeing as many of those are having HQs in Ireland or Netherlands due to tax reasons.

But if that is successful it would mean they actually have to check everyone's age by some means, which means collecting IDs. Which definitely is bad news for users, we all know that data won't be securely stored or deleted.

Not sure how else this could go down.

[–] fatalicus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Would probably require the sites to use Bank ID during signups from Norway.

Bank ID is a national system for confirming identity.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds dystopian as fuck. Also, they can just pretend they're not from Norway.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Now Meta not only knows your name and where you live and your darkest secrets but your legal ID too — fun!

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Not saying you might be right, but this could be solved with a simple API that returns yes/no for the age check, without providing additional information.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 3 points 4 weeks ago

And this is the problem with any age verification online... there's always some lurking privacy invasion. It's for your own good.

[–] Oaksey@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Since Leisure Suit Larry at least. ;) Since alcohol sales were restricted to adults? Since.. ?

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I know I have been surfing the hub ever since I was 13

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

Just like everyone on the internet.