elizasorensen.bsky.social
local smut peddler, snarky antagonist, koori, disabled, queer, tech policy and recovering sysadmin.
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The harms that result from transfer descriptions in online banking services & apps are not hypothetical.
#auspol
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6. WHEN?
The Minister has discretion to:
- make exemptions to the ban via legislative rules
- determine the date the law commences but the date must be before mid-December 2025.
(So the clock ⏰️ is ticking ...)
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5. HOW?
The platforms have to take "reasonable steps" not just ask a user are you 16?
Govt has funded an Age Assurance Technology Trial to evaluate suitable tech options for determining whether a user is under 16.
The regulator - eSafety - will provide regulatory guidelines on "reasonable steps"
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4. WHO?
It is not clear what social media platforms fall within the very broad definition of "age-restricted social media platform" in the law.
A public consultation is to be held on exemptions to the minimum age requirement. As at 14 February, it has not commenced.
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The much shorter version:
1. Australia very quickly passed a social media "ban" at the end of last year.
2. The law requires social media platforms to take "reasonable steps" to prevent under 16s from having an account on their service.
3. The law has some flaws.
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For people who don't understand what Stolen Generations refers to - under race-based policies, 100,00s of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children were forcibly taken from their families, and trained to serve as unpaid labourers & domestic servitude. Aust government issued an apology in 2008
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every year, more members of the Stolen Generations pass away without seeing any justice. We must build on the apology by demanding the other recommendations are actioned. We must respect members of the Stolen Generations by listening to their stories & prioritising their voices.
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The feeling is very mutual 💖
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when I feel despair about tech, I look to people who are actively working to build a different kind of internet - developing tools, making art, creating spaces and so on. people like: @kgt.bsky.social @quail.bsky.social @hipsterelectron.bsky.social @cuddlepunk.bsky.social @elizasorensen.bsky.social
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Here's the background on the whole thing:
ia.acs.org.au/article/2024...
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We.
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Klapp are absolute legends! Had a great yarn with the owner years back, truly doing it for the love of audio.
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"I've seen a disturbing claim argued in debates about restricting children's access to pornography: LGBTQ+ youth should have access to porn."
Girl, literally no one is making this claim. And porn certainly does not teach you it's normal to be raped if you're gay.