Australia To Ban Under-16s From Social Media After Passing Landmark Law
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media after its senate approved what will become a world-first law. From a report: Children will be blocked from using platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, a move the Australian government argue is necessary to protect their mental health and wellbeing.
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As drinkypoo pointed out above, it’s all about the algorithms. If social media wasn’t driven by advertising and engagement - if it was implemented as societal infrastructure for the well-being of all citizens and the financial profit of nobody - then it would be a great good in society. As it exists currently, it’s a Trojan horse whose belly is full of contagious cancer

This ☝️

Forcing social media to open their algorithms: hostile to corporations
Forcing young people to not use social media: hostile to young people, helps prevent them from organizing
You think they did this for the benefit of the young people?

Also this ☝️

Given the incredible damage social media has done to democracy and our mental health, I’d like to see it banned for anyone under 200 years old.

And this is just funny but effective 🤣

@prologic@twtxt.net Oh! I’d like to see this one too. 3:)

@bender@twtxt.net This ☝️ Especially:

It would be much more constructive to have skilled experts define what a safe social media environment for kids looks like, and implement that environment instead.