As an Aussie creator, this is something I need to speak up about.
This is not “protecting kids”... It’s the government building a surveillance state in broad daylight.
What Australia is now enforcing with the new “age verification” regime is genuinely terrifying. It’s authoritarian, it’s invasive, and it should piss off every single person who cares about privacy, basic rights, or the idea of a free internet...
They’re attempting to normalise a world where you have to prove your identity just to exist online. Not because you broke the law.. Not because you’re a risk.. But because some algorithm thinks you're "young" or because you watch content they don’t like. That is insane. It turns every Aussie adult into a suspect who has to constantly justify why they’re allowed to be online.
And once you allow the government and giant tech companies to profile you, flag you, and demand ID or biometric scans just to keep your account, the door is blown wide open. Today it’s “protecting children.” Tomorrow it’s political content. Protests. “Misinformation.” Anything they decide is dangerous or inconvenient. There is no stopping point.
This is not about safety... It’s about control.
Forcing age-assurance, building massive databases of verified identities, tying them to what you watch, who you follow, and what you say… this is the dream scenario for surveillance, censorship, and tracking. It’s a nightmare for creators. It’s a nightmare for vulnerable people who rely on anonymity. And it’s a nightmare for any normal person who doesn’t want their government breathing down their neck every time they open an app.
If you’re Aussie, please don’t sit this out: - Speak up now before this becomes permanent - Contact your MP and say clearly: you do NOT consent to mandatory ID or biometric checks - Talk about it with friends so this doesn’t get quietly swept through
If we stay silent, we sleepwalk straight into a system we’ll never be able to undo. This is one of the most dangerous tech policies Australia has ever pushed. And if we don’t push back, it becomes the new normal.
Internet Anarchist
As an Aussie creator, this is something I need to speak up about.
This is not “protecting kids”... It’s the government building a surveillance state in broad daylight.
What Australia is now enforcing with the new “age verification” regime is genuinely terrifying. It’s authoritarian, it’s invasive, and it should piss off every single person who cares about privacy, basic rights, or the idea of a free internet...
They’re attempting to normalise a world where you have to prove your identity just to exist online. Not because you broke the law.. Not because you’re a risk.. But because some algorithm thinks you're "young" or because you watch content they don’t like. That is insane. It turns every Aussie adult into a suspect who has to constantly justify why they’re allowed to be online.
And once you allow the government and giant tech companies to profile you, flag you, and demand ID or biometric scans just to keep your account, the door is blown wide open. Today it’s “protecting children.” Tomorrow it’s political content. Protests. “Misinformation.” Anything they decide is dangerous or inconvenient. There is no stopping point.
This is not about safety... It’s about control.
Forcing age-assurance, building massive databases of verified identities, tying them to what you watch, who you follow, and what you say… this is the dream scenario for surveillance, censorship, and tracking. It’s a nightmare for creators. It’s a nightmare for vulnerable people who rely on anonymity. And it’s a nightmare for any normal person who doesn’t want their government breathing down their neck every time they open an app.
If you’re Aussie, please don’t sit this out:
- Speak up now before this becomes permanent
- Contact your MP and say clearly: you do NOT consent to mandatory ID or biometric checks
- Talk about it with friends so this doesn’t get quietly swept through
If we stay silent, we sleepwalk straight into a system we’ll never be able to undo. This is one of the most dangerous tech policies Australia has ever pushed. And if we don’t push back, it becomes the new normal.
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