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  1. @shawnnewell4541

    November 29, 2024 at 2:00 pm

    Well, I will be interested to see if this can be enforced and if it actually does make a difference in the mental health of minors.

  2. @FriedRice2299

    November 29, 2024 at 2:18 pm

    Lol democrats dumb por* jokes cost all these ban on social media companies. Democrats made them lose all revenue

  3. @TemplarKnight-i9q

    November 29, 2024 at 2:55 pm

    Great !!!

  4. @Stickywulf1

    November 29, 2024 at 10:35 pm

    Australian kids don’t know how to lie about their age when they sign up.

  5. @venus1269

    November 30, 2024 at 6:04 am

    i’m not sure how they plan on checking to see if they’re under 16 or not. stupid question, do Australians have anything that’s similar to social security numbers in US? if the US did that i’m assuming we’d use the SSNs because it’s basically a number you’re given from the government. i’m also interested to see how this will help children’s mental health, because i really think it will

    • @timelyferry

      November 30, 2024 at 7:24 am

      Link social media accounts to IDs. That will help curb bullying and harassment on social media sites too. It’s a great thing.

    • @timelyferry

      November 30, 2024 at 7:24 am

      It definitely will help with the mental health since bullying will be less

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