Worldwide Censorship Is Coming... and Australia May Be the Blame.

Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world's 'first domino'

More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia in a divisive world-first ban that is being closely watched elsewhere.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/australia-launches-youth-social-media-ban-rcna246730

This will require internet users to identify themselves so as to prove they are an adult (or 16+ in Australia's case).

This will allow governments to track down and punish anyone who writes anything they don't like.

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

As a rule of thumb i thoroughly mistrust any 'ban' or 'promotion' of something by the state.
Especially if they suggest it's for 'safety' reasons.

If they have to do that, somebody, somewhere doesn't have the control they ought to.

The trouble with this is that if you allow it for this reason the government of the day will consider it perfectly reasonable to ban whatever it likes if it perceives it as a political/religious/economic threat in the future