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So… Australia Just Banned Kids From the Internet (www.youtube.com)
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Australia has just passed a law that will ban kids from social media online. How exactly? Well, through the amazing power of… shoosh.

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[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Social media pushes people towards fringe beliefs and breeds anti-establishment sentiment. It is definitely in the best interests of the established, centrist (relatively speaking) major parties to attempt to curb any radicalisation occurring in the populace. And I don't mean that in a cynical sense - I am sure politicians in Canberra have been thinking a lot about where society is headed at the moment.

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