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Discussion
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@ameel@mastodon.social
Ameel Khan
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This is the stupidest fucking law: vague and unspecific; ignores expert advice; and rushed through without thorough consultation. Also, technically unenforceable. — And this from a country where the criminal age of responsibility is 10. — #NannyState #AusPol #embarrassing #a…
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@theronbaumann.bsky.social
Ron Baumann
on bluesky
I think the #ALP coffin is sealed quite securely now. No more nails required. #auspol — www.theguardian.com/media/2024/ n...
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@cameronwilson
@cameronwilson
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Australia passing the teen social media ban law is the start — not the end — of a process. It faces a lot of hard decisions that will decide whether the policy helps young Australians, as the government insists, or harms them as its opponents worry. Story below [image]
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@lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Liz Highleyman
on bluesky
I understand the concerns about social media's detrimental effects on kids' mental health, but blanket bans like this are a bad idea. It can also be a lifeline for LGBT youth & others who feel alienated from their families & local communities. — www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/w...
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@lizhighleyman
Liz Highleyman
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I understand the concerns about social media's detrimental effects on kids' mental health, but blanket bans like this are a bad idea. It can also be a lifeline for LGBT youth & others who feel alienated from their families & local communities. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@shibleytelhami
Shibley Telhami
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“We know some kids will find workarounds, but we're sending a message to social media companies to clean up their act” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@senatorshoshana
@senatorshoshana
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A reminder that at 14 I was networking with elected officials on Facebook and at 16 I found out I had fibromyalgia from a thread on social media (a diagnosis missed by ~30 doctors by that point). https://www.techdirt.com/... The choice should be up to parents, not government
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@matthew_sigel
@matthew_sigel
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Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Minors (but Pornhub is Exempt) Corporations could be fined up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (about $32 million) for “systemic” failures to implement age requirements. Options for enforcement include age estimation where a user's video [i…
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@johnanzo
John Anzalone
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And no one under 21 drinks alcohol in America. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@techau
@techau
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Australia's Senate are debating (kind of) and currently taking a Division over the Social Media legislation. The bill will ban access to those under 16, delete accounts of users who have accounts and are <16, while adding an Age Gate for all users, while not specifying how age [i…
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@matt_camenzuli
Matthew Camenzuli
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The Social media age ban represents more than just banning children from social media. It represents a situation in Australia where: 1. The Government is happy to destroy even the most basic rights and privileges of Australians. 2. The Government has no respect for due process
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@eevblog
Dave Jones
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Well that's it, probably the greatest global embarrassment in Australian parliamentary history, they just rushed through and passed the U16 social media ban bill. Australia is officially a joke. [image]
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@techau
@techau
on x
BREAKING: It is now official, the Online Safety Act 2021 is now to be amended to ban Australian kids under 16 years old from Social Media, having passed through the Lower and Upper Houses of Australia's Parliament. We tried kids. Sorry we failed you. [image]
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@leo_puglisi6
Leonardo Puglisi
on x
Spoke to the New York Times about the social media ban: https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]