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wait, it actually works through dns?
Yeah.
So far, changing my DNS has worked fine for me. I've had no requests of ID from any of the socials.
No, it's account based, in a lot of cases changing your DNS won't change the server you end up with at Youtubes or whoever
find existing accounts held by under-16s, and deactivate or remove those accounts
prevent under-16s from opening new accounts
prevent workarounds that may allow under-16s to bypass the restrictions
have processes to correct errors if someone is mistakenly missed by or included in the restrictions, so no one’s account is removed unfairly.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions/faqs
Platforms then use a variety of signal's to detect if someone is under 16:
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DNS has nothing to do with it