In short:

Reddit and Kick will be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16.

The communications minister says the list of included platforms is "dynamic" and could change.

What's next?

The ban will begin from December 10.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

dec10 is when all the sleeping dickheads find out that "Ban the children" comes with a gigantic stick marked "Prove you're not one"

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I think most people won't care. They'll more than happily upload their photo ID or share their face with AI data miners and continue using commercial social media. It'd be great if this does drum up a stink about how poorly thought-out the bill was, but I'm not expecting much.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

I fully expect it to turn out like the pandemic part of Mythic Quest. You know, when all the parents suddenly had to deal with kids locked out of their babysitters and lost their shit

[–] stonkage@aussie.zone 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The fediverse is going to blow their mind

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 3 months ago

I hope they like beans, memes, and anarchy.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Let's hope they receive an appropriate welcome.

[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Let's hope they find out about it at all. Entrenched social media platforms deliberately discourage discussion of alternatives.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I wish we could just regulate algorithmic recommendation and make companies over a certain size liable for content they promote (like publishing houses are) instead.

I am really concerned that this will do nothing to stop general social degradation and may actually cement the power of large operators by making smaller companies of ambiguous status legally risky; also pushing children to engage with hellscape platforms like 4chan or platforms run by other states Australia has less ability to regulate.

Also it's a fucking privacy nightmare, but I'm aware that us tinhatters are alone in our damn Cassandra complexes as everything we've warned about happens over and over again.

[–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This. If I was designing the social media ban I'd have 3 rules:

To post content of any kind publicly requires age verification (messages are exempt).
To receive algorithmic content recommendations requires age verification.
To install a social media app to your phone requires age verification (desktop apps and PWA's are exempt).

[–] FreedomAdvocate 7 points 3 months ago

A broken clock is right twice a day.

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, keep the Australian school children ostracized and disorganized ensuring they pay attention on their studies ensuring a steady flow of future musical talent ala AC⚡️DC Tame Impala and The Bee Gees