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Labor’s social media ban will not benefit young people (www.greenleft.org.au)
submitted 2 months ago by maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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I know this has been covered but this is good analysis from a high school student.

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[-] quokka@aussie.zone 17 points 2 months ago

It's not meant to benefit young people. If it was they wouldn't have now explicitly excluded gambling ads from the act. Kids won't be able to access the fixtures page of their hockey club on Facebook, but can have Bet365 ads rammed down their throats. This act is not about protecting kids. It's a push to easily, accurately tie everyone's online presence to their myID.

[-] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

That's exactly right. I'm so fucking disappointed in this government. Over and over they fuck it up.

[-] No1@aussie.zone 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's because it's not why it was implemented.

Media Watch covered this.

It was driven by News Corp as payback since Meta stopped news articles and paying gravy to News Corp under the media bargaining agreement.

[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -2 points 2 months ago

was this written by ai?

The statistics show that much of young people’s declining mental health is caused by social issues such as the cost-of-living crisis, housing insecurity and fears about the climate emergency, much of which can be sheeted home to government policies.

really 10 year olds worried about cost of living and housing??

[-] Cypher@aussie.zone 11 points 2 months ago

Cost of living has an enormous impact on youth, poor parents are under significantly increased stress which results in not just the inability to afford necessities but also increases domestic violence, divorce rates and suicides.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago

They sure as fuck are when it means they only have one meal a day and can't afford to join a sport club.

[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -1 points 2 months ago

and you believe the majority of kids are having one meal a day?

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Who said anything about majority? Even 1 is too many.

[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago

the original article:

Labor’s social media ban will not benefit young people

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

the point we are actually discussing right now:

The statistics show that much of young people's declining mental health is caused by social issues such as the cost-of-living crisis, housing insecurity and fears about the climate emergency, much of which can be sheeted home to government policies.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Besides, the point was pretty obvious, I thought. They might not care about it directly, but their mental health is affected by it just the same. When it affects their wellbeing directly, through their access to the food they need to learn and grow. When it affects the opportunities they have in life, especially if they might see others around them who do have opportunities.

That's without going into the fact that parents can pick up on their parents' distress more than they often get given credit for.

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago

I've met primary school kids who have an interest in social issues. I'm surprised you haven't.

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