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    2. WhiteRun on

      It bans YT accounts for under 16. YT kids and watching videos without signing in is unaffected. So it only targets restricted videos requiring to be signed in to watch.

    3. FollowingFeisty5321 on

      This bans having accounts for under-16s so it really just eliminates commenting and stuff, they should ban advertising for under-18 to disincentivize the data collection, addiction and habit-forming tricks. All of which will persist, without accounts.

    5. SuckMyBandAids on

      How about parents be charged with child neglect if they’re found to not have parental control on their devices instead.

    6. firecall on

      How will this work?

      Will they disable all AU accounts until the account holder proves they are over 16?

    7. Flicksterea on

      Ah, doesn’t much matter when you just don’t login and can still view content. It’s honestly one of the most redundant things my country has ever done and one time, we declared war against Emus…

    9. BeLakorHawk on

      And amusingly our influencers and content creators are forming a union and threatening to strike. Every cloud has a silver lining.

    11. Shimmitar on

      austrialia keeps implementing authoritarian policies just like the uk and its bs

    14. FreonJunkie96 on

      People voted for these politicians, now they can suffer the consequences of their ideologies.

    15. CreativeFraud on

      This feels like policy theatre. Pass something so people think we’re doing something about these big tech companies.

    16. Mexer on

      From a guardian article:

      >A common misconception about the social media ban is that it will only apply to children. In order to ensure teenagers remain off social media, the platforms will need to check the ages of all user accounts in Australia.

      >How they will do that is not prescribed, but it will be informed by the outcome of the age assurance technology trial, the full report of which is due in August. The government has legislated that although ID checks can be one form of age assurance, it can’t be the only one accepted.

      >It is expected Australia will follow a similar path for age assurance that launched in the UK in July, which includes options such as:

      >Allowing banks and mobile providers to confirm a user is over 18

      >Asking site users to upload a photo that is then matched with photo ID

      >Use of facial age estimation technology

      Protect the children my ass. This is what governments seek in the first place. But one that opposes this would be accused of „wishing harm onto children“.

    17. NickDanger3di on

      I remember passing a couple of schoolkids in the library, crouched over a terminal behind the stacks, no more than 11 or 12 years old, creating their Facebook accounts. I mentioned it to the librarian, and she just sighed and shook her head. This was back in the 2000s. Pretty sure nothing has changed since, and never will.

    19. JayR_97 on

      Why are loads of countries suddenly announcing batshit crazy censorship laws?

    21. brus_wein on

      Australia has had nanny state tendencies for decades. It’s cultural, as it is in the UK as well.

      They’re very ban-happy.

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