• MoonlightFox@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      You are correct, but i’d like to expand a bit on how it could be solved.

      It requires that all major social networks use BankID for all traffic from Norway.

      Bypassing it would require a VPN, which is a simple hurdle.

      But the major win here is that parents will enforce this. Parents can point to this law and say that they have to be old enough. As long as enough parents enforce this law and the VPN requirement is there, then it will probably be effective enough

      • GenXLiberal@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        I’m not Norwegian or in Norway and I’m definitely doing this - my kids know of the problems of social networking (including the latest TikTok court docs and what the execs say.)

        Some friends say that’s over the top; I just say it is responsible, involved parenting. I value their mental health.

      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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        6 hours ago

        So you need a BankID to open an account on the covered platforms? That seems like a privacy nightmare.

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          4 hours ago

          Everyone in Norway has one, well like 99,99% or something. It is a requirement for banking.

          It is used for all banking services in Norway. When you get your own bank account at 13 or something you also get BankID.

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            4 hours ago

            We have SmartID and MobiilID in Estonia too, but you don’t need it to log onto social media. You only need it

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              As far as I understand, BankID actually abstracts away those numbers. FB have to use an API, and more or less receive a true or false on their query.

              They recently opened up for using BankID to prove your age at bars and such, and I think they only get to know if person is old enough or not. Not even a number, just old enough.

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours ago

        And a 14 year old kid using a VPN is probably not the target audience for a lot of the worst abuse.

        Not saying it won’t happen, but a drastic reduction is better than none.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      How do you do, fellow Norwegian Lemmings? I sure do love being under fifteen, who’s with me, right?