I’m asking for public policy ideas here. A lot of countries are enacting age verification now. But of course this is a privacy nightmare and is ripe for abuse. At the same time though, I also understand why people are concerned with how kids are using social media. These products are designed to be addictive and are known to cause body image issues and so forth. So what’s the middle ground? How can we protect kids from the harms of social media in a way that respects everyone’s privacy?

  • PositiveNoise@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    Yes, but the best example is currently being implemented. The EU has already decided to implement this stuff, essentially. It should be working around 2027 or so. The good potential of this is that since the EU is a gigantic example, if it works well in the EU, it could cause a tipping point for much of the world to follow. I don’t have an exhaustive list of places implementing parts of this, but looking at what Scandinavian countries and Estonia have done is a great place to research. Estonia kind of ‘solved’ digital governance THIRTY years ago, in particular, but is such a tiny country that no one cares, and most people consider talking about Estonia the same as talking about Narnia. The EU doing good privacy stuff can not be ignored, though. If these things help out there, it’s a very big deal.

    • piwakawakas@lemmy.nz
      2·
      2 days ago

      Thanks for your reply. I hope it is a successful implementation and my country can follow suit rather than having to upload your ID to individual sites. Very sketchy

      • PositiveNoise@piefed.socialEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I have the same hopes. There is no good reason to have to upload IDs for this sort of stuff. It’s a matter of getting the regulators to craft good laws that implement these new approaches (easier said than done, often).

    • ageedizzle@piefed.caOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Estonia kind of ‘solved’ digital governance THIRTY years ago

      What policies has Estonia implemented?

      • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        My understanding is that it’s not policies they implemented, but rather technologies they developed and officially utilized. They have some sort of digital id system. I don’t recall the details, but I remember reading about it and saying to myself “oh my God, I’ve been asking for that for ages, and Estonia has already done it!”.

        Essentially the idea is that you get private keys along with your birth certificate. So you can always prove you’re you.