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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Australia’s under 16s social media ban could extend to Reddit, Twitch, Kick, Roblox, Steam, GitHub, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord and even dating apps

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Australia’s under 16s social media ban could extend to Reddit, Twitch, Kick, Roblox, Steam, GitHub, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord and even dating apps

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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Not just 'big fish': eSafety reveals new platforms may be forced to ban teens
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WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37984564

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  • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Is Australia trying to out-OSA the UK here? Steam is a fucking store front, GitHub is a place where you put Code, and Under Sixteens shouldn’t be allowed on Dating Apps anyway. What the fuck?

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      I mean, Steam does have a large social aspect as well. Community content is often aimed at the 16+ crowd. Hell, I’ve been called the n-word by 11 year olds multiple times on Steam. Denying that Steam has social media is just disingenuous.

      • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Uhuh, and who uses steam as a social media site in practice outside of comments in the workshop?

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Steam has the Community where user interaction and user generated content can be posted.

      • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        By that logic the following sites are social media sites:

        • Wikipedia
        • OpenStreetMap
        • News sites with comment sections
        • Duolingo
        • Amazon

        God help you if they agegate Wikipedia because that’s the point you bring out the pitchforks.

        • Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          youre making the common mistake of thinking these laws are coherent

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    That’s a weird list. I’ve never considered GitHub to be social media.

    • PoopMonster@lemmy.world
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      Anything is social media if you try to censor hard enough.

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    and even dating apps

    even?

    • Modest_Toxic@feddit.uk
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      Dammit not the dating apps!

      • Ironfist79@lemmy.world
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        How will Ted Cruz find dates now?

      • devfuuu@lemmy.world
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        Oh no

  • pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    github? really?

    • collapse_already@lemmy.ml
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      I met my wife on GitHub. (/s)

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    gotta keep the kids safe from pinterest lmao

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      You joke but pedophiles use Pinterest to stalk and coerce young girls.

      Investigation: How Pinterest drives men to little girls’ images - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/pinterest-algorithm-young-girls-videos-grown-men-investigation-rcna72469

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        oh wow this is crazy.

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      Can we keep me safe from Pinterest? I would really like to exclude it from my search results on a permanent basis without having to explicitly filter it in my query.

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    The world is going to shit

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    And Pornhub

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    Doesn’t it already include YouTube and TikTok?

    Edit: Yes, it does. Misleading title is misleading.

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    That is a list of things that are social media, or have aspects of the platform that are social, and contain UGC.

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