Australia's center-left government introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $32 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches https://reut.rs/4i2nm4r
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It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I do believe SM has done great harm to the way kids interact socially. So often I’ll go to peoples homes, see their kids & their friends- none of them are look at/talking to each other.
They’re all looking at the phones.
For the adults of kids already heavily into SM, will be tough.
I still think it’s a good move.
Have you seen some of the really dumb/outright criminal stuff kids are posting or daring others to do?
Their maturity level is not developed enough to make good decisions.
Well done for trying to do the right thing here. I hope the UK government follows their lead. It's always going to be hard putting the genie back in the bottle, I hope this action proves to be a success.
No, the kids themselves are unfortunately posting harmful content. It’s not just the adults.
Ever heard of “Finsta”?
It’s their fake Instagram accounts.
Australia's Government is not centre left. It supports the Genocide of the Palestinian people. It allows Australians to exist in poverty and homelessness. It's abandoned health care. No Covid vaccines for over 12 months and it is suppressing free speech.
#AustralianGovernmentisFacist
#auspol
To add to your list:
-brutal, cruel refugee policy
-climate change policies among the worst in the world
-u/e payments
-increasd defence spending by 100s of billions
There is no rational argument that Labor are left wing or centre-left. The myth needs to die
I don't support this bill. I appreciate what they say they're trying to do, but it's just a lazy policy. There's so many things wrong with SM and this literally solves nothing and prepares our young people in no way whatsoever. Genie is completely out of the bottle so actually deal with the issues.
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I do believe SM has done great harm to the way kids interact socially. So often I’ll go to peoples homes, see their kids & their friends- none of them are look at/talking to each other.
They’re all looking at the phones.
I still think it’s a good move.
Have you seen some of the really dumb/outright criminal stuff kids are posting or daring others to do?
Their maturity level is not developed enough to make good decisions.
Ever heard of “Finsta”?
It’s their fake Instagram accounts.
#AustralianGovernmentisFacist
#auspol
-brutal, cruel refugee policy
-climate change policies among the worst in the world
-u/e payments
There is no rational argument that Labor are left wing or centre-left. The myth needs to die