Meta just took down over 544,000 accounts to enforce Australia's new social media age restriction for under-16s. It's a massive compliance push that shows how seriously regulators are taking child protection online. The ban forces platforms to verify user ages and maintain strict controls—a trend we're likely seeing roll out globally. For the crypto and Web3 space, this raises questions: how will decentralized platforms handle age verification without compromising privacy? Traditional platforms are building elaborate compliance systems; the decentralized world still needs to figure out its answer.