The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

Summary

Australia’s government plans to introduce legislation banning social media for under-16s. The proposed laws aim to mitigate the harm social media inflicts on Australian children.

The government will consult with parents, social media platforms, and experts about the age limit.

The legislation will not apply to young people already on social media, and there will be no penalties for users.

  • @ATDAEnglish
    6•4 hours ago

    Even if this were enforceable I guarantee kids will just go elsewhere.

    I ran servers for dumb shit like this off various free hosts in the early 00’s when most of my friends still had dialup ffs.

    Chatgpt will have them setting up their own federations in minutes nowadays…