General Australian Social Media Ban

[Preying Mantis]

They've banned it for kids but this is still pretty wild that they've just done an outright ban on social media.

Australia is first nation to ban social media for kids. Is the US next?

Starting Dec. 10, Australia will be the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. Here's why, and if it could ever happen in the U.S.

www.usatoday.com

 

[SilverClouds]

Yep, just saw that, like, yesterday

Tbh I'm actually pro banning kids off the internet, but I'm assuming it's just an excuse to ID verify everyone and destroy privacy on the internet, so on second thought I'm against

 

[UnusualSubstance]

Should be parents responsibility to monitor what their kid does online.

Prepare for massive government overreach & censorship.

 

[Dopious]

@Rem is soooo fckd now, no more social for the bish, back to the yard girl.

 

[Zwielicht]

Should be parents responsibility to monitor what their kid does online.

Prepare for massive government overreach & censorship.

Yeah, this just seems like them slapping a plaster over addressing the larger societal issues

 

[Octavia]

US wants to check social media of you and your close ones before allowing you in their country...

So that is also a hard pass.

 

[polecat]

Just another dumb law that will protect zero kids to collect data

 

[Dopious]

Should be parents responsibility to monitor what their kid does online.

Good luck with that one, how did that go for your parents, did they succeed to "monitor" you. You can teach kids moral and values, but in the end you can only hope they obey and live by it.