XPost: alt.comp.linux   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-08 09:28, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 7/02/2026 11:40 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-07 09:57, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> On 7/02/2026 12:34 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-02-06 11:15, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>>>> On 6/02/2026 7:43 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2026-02-05 15:13, s|b wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:48:05 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 2026-02-01 09:21, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Cross-posted to Linux and Win-11 NGs   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> As may here would be aware, last December, the Australian   
   >>>>>>>>> Government brought in Legislation to limit the access to   
   >>>>>>>>> "Social Media" for those under 16 years of age.   
   >>>>>>>> Spain just announced (in the Dubai Summit) it is going to do   
   >>>>>>>> the same. The companies, like X, must actually ensure the age   
   >>>>>>>> of the person before granting access. Method not specified,   
   >>>>>>>> but clicking somewhere is not accepted as valid check.   
   >>>>>>> 8< snip >8   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> This is not "to protect the children" as they claim. Children   
   >>>>>>> still get access by VPN or even by putting make-up on their   
   >>>>>>> face to look older (this is proven to fool the age detection)   
   >>>>>>> or by using their parent's account with their approval.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Parents here are asking for this. It is hard to prohibit your kid   
   >>>>>> to access the phone, "because all my friends have it". When it is   
   >>>>>>  prohibited for everybody, it is easier. Nobody has access.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> And, if the Parents then end up with troubled kids, they (the   
   >>>>> parents) have no one to blame but themselves.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> "My little Darlings wouldn't do THAT!!"   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Why would the kids be troubled because not having social media? I   
   >>>> didn't have them.   
   >>>   
   >>> Did the 'other' Social Media exist back then??   
   >>   
   >> No mobile phones. No internet. No computers, actually.   
   >   
   > I was using an Apple IIE clone (Brand name ZEUS, I think.) in late 1983   
   > for work purposes .... No Internet connection though!   
      
   My first PC was an Amstrad PC1512DD (Amstrad_PC1512), so that means 1986   
   or a bit later.   
      
   I lived at a university student residence, so phone was out of the   
   question till I moved to a flat around 1993   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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