Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16

Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by jpalawaga on Thursday November 07, 2024 @08:22AM (#42076419)

social media for us was chronological timelines of content our friends produced.

Not... waves hands whatever the f*%k this is.

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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by mrweasel on Thursday November 07, 2024 @08:59AM (#42076684)

Profit, it's profit, almost free, self-perpetuation, self-promoting profit, build on addictions and exploitation of users.

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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by stonethrowaway on Thursday November 07, 2024 @10:26PM (#42083819)

Upvoted for mental imagery.

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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by fsflover on Friday November 08, 2024 @09:55AM (#42087295)

So Mastodon should be fine for the kids to use?

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