John Pane

John Pane, a privacy advocate at Electronic Frontiers Australia, discusses Australia's controversial social media age-gating aimed at keeping kids under 16 offline. He argues this plan poses risks not only to youth privacy but also to broader human rights. Pane highlights the ineffectiveness of age verification methods and warns about the potential increase in surveillance. He emphasizes the importance of balancing child safety with privacy rights, raising alarms about how such regulations could impact marginalized communities.