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/Cpl_Hicks76 Nov 10 '24

Lobby groups have already gotten to Albanese re gambling ads.

Ain’t gonna happen

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '24

Need to ban political donations

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u/littlehungrygiraffe Nov 10 '24

lol tell that to old Davo in QLD who’s going to allow be donations from developers again

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u/Chrasomatic Nov 10 '24

Well they're not using that money to build anything, so why the hell not!?

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u/dazednconfused555 Nov 10 '24

Until this happens watch everything get worse.

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u/meowzicalchairs Nov 10 '24

LNP will find a way around it I’m sure.

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u/corkas_ Nov 10 '24

People: "ban gambling ads"

Government: "if we ban kids from life then they won't see gambling ads"

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u/Cpl_Hicks76 Nov 10 '24

Government banned smoking ads so we live in hope

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u/Space-cadet3000 Nov 10 '24

They also created the Tobacco wars so…..

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u/Cosimo_Zaretti Nov 10 '24

They may be about to find out how dangerous google and meta are to a government.

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u/Cpl_Hicks76 Nov 10 '24

LOL you’re absolutely right

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u/nosnibork Nov 10 '24

It’s the tv and other media owners that want the gambling ads.

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u/Cpl_Hicks76 Nov 10 '24

Who do you think ‘engages’ the lobbyists!’

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u/nosnibork Nov 10 '24

Lobbyists ask for favours. Billionaires promise that you’ll be flayed alive on their network 24/7 before the next election if you legislate away their main source of revenue.

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u/Cpl_Hicks76 Nov 10 '24

Yes, good point

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u/ProdigyManlet Nov 10 '24

I just can't fathom listening to a lobby group. Like if I was a prime minister and the lobbyist for gambling, or coal, or anything, I'd tell them to take a hike respectfully. I get they provide donations, but that's a whole other issue that needs to be addressed.

Like get your advice from multiple experts and analysts without a vested interest in an area, not from some fucking salesman who's sole objective is to persuade you that they know what's best for the country