These platforms are currently exempt from the under-16s social media ban. But that could all change (amp.9news.com.au)

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What they didn't mention is the other small forums that won't require age verification:

4chan.org

stormfront (Neo Nazis)

KiwiFarms (facilitates stalking and harrassment)

But thanks for stopping kids getting on Facebook Australian government!

edit: try https://ausinds.com/image-boards/

No logins, no age verification

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

It's to do with the definition of Social Media in the legislation. If you can make comments that anyone on the Internet can read from your account, then you qualify as social media. That's an incidental aspect of what GitHub does, so it makes perfect sense for that site to be excluded from the ban.

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