Cyprus plans under-15 social media ban using EU age verification via Digital Citizen app

🔗 https://www.kiprinform.com/en/cyprus_news/cyprus-plans-under-15-social-media-ban-using-eu-age-verification-via-digital-citizen-app/

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u/NightOwlDev • 1 days ago

Yeah, good luck with that. Like kids won't just find a way around it in 5 minutes. VPNs, using older siblings' phones, fake accounts... this is going to be a nightmare to enforce.

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u/SilverStreamer • 1 days ago

My nephew bypassed parental controls faster than I can brew coffee.

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u/DataDrifter_01 • 1 days ago

The 'Digital Citizen app' part is what concerns me. EU age verification sounds fine in theory but a mandatory government app for social media access? Slippery slope, privacy wise.

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u/QuietReader42 • 1 days ago

It's not a 'mandatory government app for social media access', it's an EU framework for age verification. Big difference. And Cyprus is using it. This is about protecting kids, not spying on you.

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u/mango_storm • 1 days ago

Good. Kids don't need TikTok.

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