Here is the Orwellian state: two identity documents for using social media in Australia
The Australian government is considering a proposal that would require citizens to provide at least two forms of identification if they want to use social media, under the pretext of "fighting online bullying and more easily reporting users to the authorities."
- Under the pretext of preventing online bullying, the Morrison government plan would require "100 identification points" in order to use Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and online dating platforms such as Tinder, according to news.com.au. To meet the "100 points" requirement, citizens should combine "Category 1" identification methods (birth certificate, passport, citizenship documents) with a "Category 2" identity document (current government license of validity, identity document with photo of a public body, note from a doctor). Not even in China do they ask for these documents.
More information from news.com.au:
The recommendation, which was raised earlier, is one of 88 indications of a parliamentary committee report examining family, domestic and sexual violence.
"To open or maintain an existing social media account, customers should be required by law to identify themselves on a platform using 100 identification points, in the same way that a person must provide identification for a mobile phone account or for buy a mobile SIM card, ”the report suggests.
He continues stating that social media platforms "must provide those identifying details when requested by the eSafety Commissioner, law enforcement or as directed by the court."
As the report notes, the ID requirement would mean that social media giants have even more information about their users. Furthermore, at that point every citizen who used social media would be perfectly identifiable, profileable and classifiable on the basis of their own words. Better not to sign up or use alternative social media.
Normal people were obviously left speechless. The Morrison Australian government proposal comes to create a kind of huge Big Brother in the hands of the state and social media. So better go back to the twentieth century and send yourself some paper letters.
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