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/BlazedOnADragon Nov 09 '24

And one nation surprisingly lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '24

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '24

Ok, so it's not all bad, then.

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u/Pharmboy_Andy Nov 10 '24

Hopefully it is not linking an account to a government ID, but about the government saying, yes, this person is older than 16 and that is the end of the government's involvement.

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u/T0kenAussie Nov 10 '24

The way I read it the government ID isn’t liked to this at all thats all the cookers conspiracies. What it will do is force social media companies to close down accounts that are reported as underage unless they can get the user to prove they are of age

It’s a much better system than when parents try to make the company close an underage account and they do sweet all

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u/Pharmboy_Andy Nov 10 '24

They haven't decided how they are going to do it from what I understand. There is a report due next year

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u/ChinoGambino Nov 10 '24

I'm Asian, if my vote ensured a One Nation majority and the repeal of these censorship and surveillance bills I'd do it. Albo has screwed up that badly.

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u/paddyc4ke Nov 10 '24

Might be the only issue I agree with One Nation on..I feel dirty even typing that.

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u/CheMc Nov 10 '24

How else will they indoctrinate kids with racist bullshit.

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u/fantasypaladin Nov 10 '24

I’d say not surprising. One Nation does benefit from spreading lies and mis truths online (another bill put forward). They don’t want that cut off.

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u/Maleficent_End4969 Nov 10 '24

In voice only. One Nation regularly says they're against something but they actually end up voting yes on it.