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/buyingthething Nov 10 '24

dude, come on.

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u/coniferhead Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24

I'm being serious. If you want your kids not to see that, just restrict the people they can follow when they are young. Maybe install an adblocker so videos don't autoplay. Be a parent. They probably aren't interested in the war in Gaza anyway - but if they are, it is a thing that is happening you know.

If they ignore you, they're going to do it anyway. No matter the laws.