Oddbean new post about login | logout Left wing Australian govt looking to ban children from social media. This is a classic case of "there oughta be a law". Yes there may be some harm from social media, but that is a role for parents to moderate and control for their children. It should not be the role of the state to implement some ham fisted policy that also stops children using internet social media in healthy and beneficial ways. It also represents an unethical imposition onto private companies and software developers who will effectively be coerced to do the state's bidding. nostr:note1ggqhhfzd5dd44grfhwcsyd5kexv0eg6nfe67lewwttwl923xvcms5npdyj
And of course, let's not forget the classic meme on this https://m.primal.net/KlcC.png
There are some pros in that anyway that we can all agree on. Smartphones aren't babysitter or parenting substitutes. "I want to see kids off their devices and onto the footy fields and the swimming pools and the tennis courts," Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions...
Todos os governos estão tornando-se socialistas igual o Brasil nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqx07l4lnnjtd9lmklplhvfaw0y29hjt3mz4jxgzsqkfe5k5380p0qqs2dwmnan34658s4v43hmyq46qsqs8pulsv8aspehaxpdf5la6jtjglxn2cu
Eles testam aqui e aplicam lá
I firmly believe that age will be raised over time. Start at 14, then 16, eventually 18.
As if it’s going to work. Define social media. Does that include discord?
I'm presuming they mean just the big platforms will be required to do age verification e.g. X, FB, IG, TikTok etc. Still a bad trend to have more govt instead of less govt.
Kids will move elsewhere. Typical Aussie government bullshit, all smoke and mirrors zero substance.
13 year olds Aussies: I’m a SovInd. https://media.tenor.com/X2w2_BDKEJIAAAAC/drink-spray.gif
And of course, the evergreen meme on govt control and licensing is relevant too. https://m.primal.net/KlcC.png
How could they enforce this? Seems pretty insane that they would attempt something like this…
Let's not forget that Brazil may be a glimpse into the future - ban is already in place and applies also to adults
It's not about the kids, it's a way to force adults to access social media via dugitalID. It's not just left wing neither, LNP are onboard, the UniParty.
