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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36086180

Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites [& search engines, social media, file sharing, etc, etc]

And all service providers/hosts around the world are expected to comply.

Here's one summary of the looming access control measures.

Reading and understanding all this (and the linked sources) feels so.. difficult, obtuse, complex.

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[–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Operating systems are on the list. You're gonna have to go fully offline.

[–] shirro@aussie.zone 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I guess I will be replacing our kids linux desktops with an estasi kommissar approved OS with inbuilt spyware and advertising controlled by her American ex-employer. Who were we trying to protect?

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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Edit: For real tho? Do I need to learn how to use Linux or Tails?

[–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 4 points 21 hours ago

No idea. But you should learn how to use Linux anyway, it's great.