▲ 876 ▼ Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 4 days ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (2 children) IDs don’t belong on computers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 child) They aren't? I mean they are, but not for social media verification. Like the government knows all my financial details for tax purposes. It knows my healthiness because we have public health care in Australia. It knows my criminal history as well as what I look like through police records. But it definitely doesn't have my ID for social media verification purposes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago Yeah, but you'll upset the stupid 'Muricans if you tell them what's actually happening, rather than what they want to think is happening permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 child) They aren't? I mean they are, but not for social media verification. Like the government knows all my financial details for tax purposes. It knows my healthiness because we have public health care in Australia. It knows my criminal history as well as what I look like through police records. But it definitely doesn't have my ID for social media verification purposes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago Yeah, but you'll upset the stupid 'Muricans if you tell them what's actually happening, rather than what they want to think is happening permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago Yeah, but you'll upset the stupid 'Muricans if you tell them what's actually happening, rather than what they want to think is happening permalink fedilink source parent