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MegaThread: Australian Social Media Ban - Under 16 lockout/verification/ID required (aussie.zone)
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With the ban going into effect, I thought it might be helpful to allow people to share their experiences about the Australian teen social media ban and how it has affected them.

Note: For the Aussie Zone lemmy requirements, see here. Please use that thread for an Aussie Zone specific discussions or questions.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean this completely sincerely. Take this entire comment and send it in a letter (a physical letter) to your MP. Especially if they're Labor or one of the independents who voted for the bill. (Those who voted against it, like the Greens and most independents, are already on board with you, and the LNP are just beyond saving. But enough pressure might be able to convince Labor to do better.) And encourage all the parents you know to do similar.

Comment, respectfully, on their Facebook. Make sure everyone knows that even if the goals behind this might be good, the thing they've actually delivered is not.

[–] shads@lemy.lol 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My MP started off giving this topic a simple once over and agreed with it. Then listened to a bunch of constituents, experts and just the rhetoric from other politicians. He has since changed his stance on it. Also he happens to be an Independent.

Strange how much of the inequity in our current system is related to people who are motivated to vote along party lines instead of listening to the people who put them in their position isn't it?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Oh nice. Wilkie? I think he's the only male independent MP. Seems like an awesome stand-up bloke, and has done since the Gillard years.