alt Hacker News> Tiktok video is publicly viewable
Is it still publicly viewable without age verification in Australia? It's a little unclear from TFA whether the ban is purely on account creation, or also applies to viewing.
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XorNot • last Wednesday at 9:50 PM
I'm in Australia on a phone without VPN and do not have a Tiktok account: googling "Tiktok" just now direct linked me to Tiktok's Web app and started auto playing.
AFAIK this is strictly on having an account.
Yes. Ditto Youtube. And 4chan.
It takes the completely ridiculous idea that harm is caused by having an account. Youtube even pointed out that, the lack of account means it cant work its algo magic to try and push age appropriate videos to users. Government doesnt care. No Account. No Problem.
Ironically, youtube is now more likely to send kids andrew tate or russian propaganda to kids.