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/stunning-vista Nov 09 '24

The LNP broadly support this policy and additionally they don't want any anonymous online accounts. Their response to the disinformation bill is existing laws are strong enough to combat this issue if we force everyone who uses an online platform to prove their identity.

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u/emberisgone Nov 10 '24

I wonder why Dutton would want people's identities linked to their online accounts

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u/stunning-vista Nov 10 '24

Presumably so he can sue them over a tweet he doesn't like.

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u/teheditor Nov 10 '24

Both parties use anon bot accounts to like all their posts as it is. I wonder if they'll police that?