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I'm ambivalent. I'd like to protect the kids, but I don't think this will do anything to stop kids from doing whatever the hell they want online. No legislation would have stopped me at that age.
I get what they're trying to do. I worry about what kids do online. I worry about my own kids online. I think the solution is my problem (as the parent) though, not the government's.
Personally, I agree with the sentiment, my concerns are mostly with implementation. If it actually is based off a blind signature like I've heard some people suggest, I'd be pretty okay with it, but otherwise, I'm not a fan.
There are ways to implement age verification that address privacy concerns, for sure. It remains to be seen whether the government chooses to use them, or if they will use this as an excuse to de-anonymise Australian social media users.
In any case, blind signatures (or other cryptographic methods) won't address the issue that Australians will be banned from any social media platform by default, until the developers get around to implementing the required age verification system (whatever that ends up being).
It should be enough that if you're not kid friendly say so plainly and don't make it easy for them to get in / stay in if they get caught. If you as a parent don't take any initiative from there to keep your kids away from those places that's on you.