{"id":57443,"date":"2021-04-12T07:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57443"},"modified":"2021-04-12T07:34:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:34:09","slug":"thats-not-orwellian-this-is-orwellian-aussies-mulling-id-for-access-to-facebook-twitter-tinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57443","title":{"rendered":"‘That’s Not Orwellian, THIS Is Orwellian’: Aussies Mulling ID For Access To Facebook, Twitter, Tinder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘That’s Not Orwellian, THIS Is Orwellian’: Aussies Mulling ID For Access To Facebook, Twitter, Tinder<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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The Australian government is mulling a proposal which would require citizens to provide at least two forms of identification if they want to use social media<\/strong>, under the guise of ‘battling online bullying and more easily report users to authorities.<\/p>\n

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Under the guise of preventing online bullying, the Morrison government’s plan would require ‘100 points of identification’ in order to use Twitter, Facebook, Instagram – and online dating platforms such as Tinder<\/strong>, according to news.com.au<\/em><\/a>. To satisfy the ‘100 points’ requirement, citizens would need to combine ‘Category 1’ methods of identification (birth certificate, passport, citizenship papers) with ‘Category 2’ ID (Valid government-issued license, public employee photo ID, doctor’s note).<\/p>\n

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More via news.com.au<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The recommendation, which has been raised before, is one of 88 recommendations from a parliamentary committee report<\/a> looking at family, domestic and sexual violence.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to open or maintain an existing social media account, customers should be required by law to identify themselves to a platform using 100 points of identification, in the same way as a person must provide identification for a mobile phone account, or to buy a mobile SIM card<\/strong>,\u201d the report suggests.<\/em><\/p>\n

It goes on to say that social media platforms \u201cmust provide those identifying details when requested by the eSafety Commissioner, law enforcement or as directed by the court\u201d.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other news, Australia has an eSafety Commissioner.<\/p>\n