[tenebrisalietum]

Why not just require social networks to verify identity and verify users are 18+ before allowing them to make an account? Furthermore, maybe even introduce a direct, easy-to-understand, hard-to-misuse law, enforceable locally (e.g. in the US it be a state law) that says committing fraud to join a social network is a misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine. Facebook can then report fraudsters to local police.

People would be less inclined to post this type of content to Facebook if it their account was very connected to their real identity, if they were 18+, and if there was meaningful punishment for making fake accounts or accounts with stolen identities.

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This hasn't worked the previous times it has been tried. https://anildash.com/2020/07/21/a-federal-blue-checkmark-won...

I wonder if prosecuting people who post horrible stuff would have a deterrence effect, though.