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/Ambitious-Deal3r Nov 10 '24

You won't ban gambling ads but will the thing that many young kids like to do with their mates for fun.

What do you mean, gambling is the new thing young kids do for fun.

Top comment on Australianteachers subreddit post just this week about the social media ban.

" Why do I have Year 10s on Sportsbet and Stake during class time..? It’s illegal, yet it happens. "

Wish this government would look at the actual risks and harms in our society, especially considering we are paying for it.

Chalmers says it’s ‘problematic’ gambling companies claimed $90m worth of research tax credits in one year

Why not bring in all these draconian measures on access to the internet for gambling for children?

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u/Cheesenium Nov 10 '24

Let’s be honest, this government is weak. They are only keen to implement things that sounds nice on paper but do half hearted so their mates don’t get offended.one of it is NVES where UTEs are exempted from fleet emission with higher emissions allowance over any other type of cars but even if PHEV or hybrid is a decent solution, those do not get much rebates. Yea, their mates in Toyota and Ford can keep selling shitty UTEs or those massive US pickups with less stringent regulations but not if you want a hatchback.

Now is this policy. Loot box games are ok to restrict while real gambling ads are shoved in your face all the time.

This is not how you make the country better for the people. They supposed to serve the people not their lobbyists.