UK and Australian Online "Safety" Laws

vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow

3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2025, 5:26 pm

#1046010

The UK Online Safety Laws are already in effect, and they are already causing chaos. Australia's under 16 social media ban is coming December 10, 2025.

Both pieces of legislation don't make kids safer, because they literally are forced to browse the internet without account features designed to protect them.

As a forum, I'm required to verify your age and prevent minors from using any features that might "harm" them.

So what's happening?

I need to stop people being able to send each other pictures in DMs
Bad Attitude will be hidden until I figure out what I can do to age verify everyone who wants access to it

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 · 6 Aug 2025, 12:54 pm

#1046011

Fair call 👍

Age verification could begin with date a member joined AVD - prior to 2010 would almost certainly verify they are over the 16 yr minimum age ❓

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 6 Aug 2025, 2:14 pm

#1046012

we talking physical or mental age

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Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 · 6 Aug 2025, 5:26 pm

#1046013

barls wrote:we talking physical or mental age

Could open up a debate ...... some of us would like the physique of a 16yo ...... some still act like 16yo's 😂🤪🤓

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