#BREAKING 🚨 The under-16s social media ban has passed the Senate – although it won’t take effect for at least 12 months
The entire crossbench, as well as two Coalition senators, voted against the bill, with the final vote standing at 34 to 19
Parliament returns in 2025
The entire crossbench, as well as two Coalition senators, voted against the bill, with the final vote standing at 34 to 19
Parliament returns in 2025
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I agree social media is destroying minds.
But how about community consultation on the subject before going with the full-nuclear option?
And on the other hand? The Caravan's voting confuses me.
By that logic most retirees should be banned as well.
https://www.skype.com/en/
They're not on the list.
Bullying through social media is an extension of bullying IRL & there is little real evidence of this effect of across the population of pre-adults https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2024/221/10/social-media-root-cause-rising-youth-self-harm-or-convenient-scapegoat
It should raise alarm bells then that this is the exception.
Is it for our benefit?
Or is it for theirs?
Waste of money
Waste of time
Feeding, educating and housing kids would have been my priority 🙄 #empowerment
“This won’t affect me!”
“Don’t even have kids”
This is a terrible idea and I just hope they can reverse or overturn it when they realise how negative the effects may be for all of us who use the Net
It will become just like underage drinking and taking drugs.
I think it's going to do more damage than it prevents.
I guess it is far simpler to treat the symptom than the cause.
Banning things altogether rarely is the right way.
A meaningless populist distraction that will appease conservatives.
Shame.