Australia bans social media for under 16s (www.theverge.com)

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[-] Juigi@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

What they consider as "social media"? Is it every site where you can communicate with others?

This seems fucked if its so.

[-] Ihnivid@feddit.org 0 points 4 weeks ago

While specific platforms haven’t been named in the law, the rules are expected to apply to the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, per the Prime Minister. Sites used for education, including YouTube, would be exempt, as are messaging apps like WhatsApp.

[-] VerticaGG@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 weeks ago

Youtube: offers Shorts and aggressively markets them at any demo that responds well to Tik Tok, competing for a more toxic comments section with years of experience.

WhatsApp: all the group chats and online bullying that you banned facebook to get away from, 1:1, day of the ban.

Should we identify society root causes and address those? 🤔No. No, it's the kids who are wrong /s

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