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Australia plans social media ban for under-16s (www.bbc.com)

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There will be no exemptions on the age limit for children who have consent from their parents. The government says that the onus will be on social media platforms to show they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access.

Albanese said there would be no penalties for users, and that it would be up to Australia's online regulator - the eSafety Commissioner - to enforce the laws.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Free speech and protection from censorship is the most important right to ensure democracy. Any erosion of that right is both bad in itself, as adolescents are kept in their real life bubble and not exposed to other viewpoints online - which was crucial for me personally - but it also paves the way for further erosion of that right. They'll keep pushing the age up and banning more information.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And they will have a machanism in place to deanonymize you, to check your age. That will be abused.