Age-Gating  ## Metadata - Author: [[November 29]] - Full Title: Age-Gating - Category: #articles - Summary: I’m not opposed to age-gating at all, I think it’s appropriate in many situations and useful, and democratic societies can decide their own rules there. But it should be handled and aut… - URL: https://ma.tt/2024/11/age-gating/ I’m not opposed to age-gating at all, I think it’s appropriate in many situations and useful, and democratic societies can decide their own rules there. But it should be handled and authenticated as low-level as possible, at the operating system layer. See also: [Australia’s Senate bans social media for kids under 16](https://www.techmeme.com/241128/p19#a241128p19). But there are lots of other less controversial examples, like adult websites, or ordering alcohol online or through an app., Age-Gating, November 29, 01jdwtqjjtnm881jrmqcg4pz3r.