[LINK] ID checks for social media accounts?

[jwhit at internode.on.net]

Considering that  Amanda Stoker was caught out with a fake account
replying to her own twitter account, they maybe better rethink this.
I'm sure there are lots more in the various parties with fake
"admirers".
Jan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Loosley" 
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Sent:Sun, 4 Apr 2021 02:19:38 +0000
Subject:[LINK] ID checks for social media accounts?

 Federal Government considers ID checks to ban anonymous social media
accounts including Facebook and Tinder

 PerthNow April 2, 2021 5:06PM
https://www.perthnow.com.au/technology/internet/federal-government-considers-id-checks-to-ban-anonymous-social-media-accounts-including-facebook-and-tinder-ng-b881837587z

 Australians may be forced to prove who they are before creating
social media accounts online, in a bid to crackdown on high-tech
harassment and abuse.

 Under radical reforms being considered by the Federal Government,
Australians may have to submit 100 points of identification — such
as a driver’s licence or passport — before setting up a social
media account.

 Under the proposed reforms, Australians could not create or maintain
a Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page until they could prove their
identity.

 Online dating services like Tinder and Bumble would also need to
verify users, in a bid to crackdown on people making anonymous
accounts.

 It’s hoped the reforms will stamp out bullying, trolling,
harassment, stalking and abuse online.

 The measures, if introduced, would make people liable for defamation
or even criminal prosecution for their activity online — something
that has previously been difficult to prosecute.

 “In 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,’ a parliamentary committee’s report says.

 “Social media platforms must provide those identifying details when
requested by the eSafety Commissioner, law enforcement or as directed
by a court.

 “The Government should consider regulating to enable law
enforcement agencies to access a platform’s end-to-end encrypted
data, by warrant, in matters involving a threat to the physical or
mental wellbeing of an individual or in cases of national security.

 “There should be a substantial increase in criminal and civil
penalties for technology-facilitated abuse to act as a greater
deterrent for errant behaviour.’’

 Australians are currently not required to prove their identity on
most online platforms, but ‘verify’ an account through an email
address or phone number.

 Dating accounts, like Tinder, ask users to ‘verify’ their
identity but linking their profile to a social media account.

 The report is currently being considered by the Federal Government.
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