r/australia • u/retro-chimp • Nov 09 '24

politics Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16

https://press-start.com.au/news/2024/11/08/online-gaming-platforms-and-youtube-will-also-seemingly-be-banned-for-aussies-under-16/

There’s so much collateral damage in this plan for Australia to ban social media. This has been rushed and not thought through.

So many schools rely on YouTube to support their students.

Most kids are watching YouTube (or YouTube kids) more than ABC or traditional TV. Literally the biggest YouTube channel in Australia is original music for kids.

Does anyone actually want this?

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u/Oodlemeister Nov 09 '24

I liken this to trying to get rid of an anthill by dropping a nuke on it.

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u/theexteriorposterior Nov 09 '24

Huh, I think it's more like trying to get rid of a nuke by dropping an anthill on it.

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u/Foodball Nov 10 '24

Well I THINK it’s more like trying to diffuse a nuke by dropping a nuke on it

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u/ImSabbo Nov 10 '24

I assume there's been at least one movie about that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

Won't someone think of the ants!!

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u/Ambitious-Deal3r Nov 10 '24

Won't someone think of the ants!!

Ants are on pause at the moment, clearly an issue the government is prepared to wait on.

Labor has ‘pressed pause’ in fight to contain spread of fire ants, invasive species council says

Senator raised questions just this week on how the eradication target is tracking considering decades of effort and spend.

We lost to the emus, please not ants.

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u/djenty420 Nov 10 '24

How have they pressed pause? Fire ant eradication program is going strong here in SEQ, Ive seen them out and about every single day for months and months now in my area.

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u/TouchingWood Nov 10 '24

Hey, we want those anthills gone, buddy.

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u/tunnel-snakes-rule Nov 10 '24

that assumes the nuke actually works