Proposed Social Media ban for under-16 kids

[Chicken]

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A lot to unpack in those comments, but personally, the idea of ramming through new legislation without appropriate consultation/debate does concern me. As I've suggested in prior comments, I believe something needs to be done to address the problems, but this doesn't mean that we should simply rubber stamp new legislation for the sake of it.

Dutton is looking at it from an political angle, get this issue thru, so he could focus in the election between March and May.

 

[DejaBrew]

The politicisation of the topic was not lost on me at all @Chicken - I'm just treading cautiously when posting about a topic that inherently lends itself to partisan political commentary

Dutton is looking at it from an political angle, get this issue thru, so he could focus in the election between March and May.

Funnily enough, I suspect he'd gain more political caché were legislation to not pass by Christmas. But that's a whole other discussion and one that's not exactly OT for this specific thread so I'll leave it there.

 

[Pushka]

will have to prove we aren’t kids

I have to do this every time I buy a can of spray paint from Bunnings…...

They just look at you.

 

[Chicken]

The politicisation of the topic was not lost on me at all @Chicken - I'm just treading cautiously when posting about a topic that inherently lends itself to partisan political commentary

Yes, although it could affect us, because AFF may have to plug into myGov, so our AFF fee would increase. I don't know if AFF would do any 'enhancement' to our benefits

 

[NM]

Yes, although it could affect us, because AFF may have to plug into myGov, so our AFF fee would increase. I don't know if AFF would do any 'enhancement' to our benefits

I think we need to wait for the proposed legislation to be released before we start to speculate on what might or might not be required by content managers/owners such as AFF and the implications that may flow.

 

[DejaBrew]

I think we need to wait for the proposed legislation to be released before we start to speculate on what might or might not be required by content managers/owners such as AFF and the implications that may flow.

Yep, way too early to panic about this. After all, the Government hasn't even settled on a definition of "social media" at this point in time.

 

[kookaburra75]

Yep, way too early to panic about this. After all, the Government hasn't even settled on a definition of "social media" at this point in time.

It's never too early to panic But I see this as more of a social experiment than a political act, as it is getting into territory that none of the major political parties would want to go near.

Besides, the real problem is content. That exists in places than the 'social media' platforms that keep getting mentioned (ABC News report on what young people are watching.... Warning: Not Safe for Work)

 

[Chicken]

Yep, way too early to panic about this. After all, the Government hasn't even settled on a definition of "social media" at this point in time.

Yes, I think the whole thing is going to fall apart.

I mean if you think about it, what's the difference between some parents' group of a school on WhatsApp, and AFF? I think both are same same

It's never too early to panic But I see this as more of a social experiment than a political act, as it is getting into territory that none of the major political parties would want to go near.

I think it will just fall flat, then the LIB will accuse the ALP of being weak or useless or whatever, and be turned into another political finger pointing at each other.

Besides, the real problem is content. That exists in places than the 'social media' platforms that keep getting mentioned (ABC News report on what young people are watching.... Warning: Not Safe for Work)

This is kinda like how it took us like 30+ years to get used to the idea of doing sex education in schools. We are now saying we need to ban social media, just like how we used to say we just need to teach celibacy and it would all be good.

We already have mods on AFF, we don't need the government to tell AFF to have mods. This is already a 'system' in place.

Snapchat maybe excluded from the ban. This is turning into a farce

 

[clifford]

This is turning into a farce

Always was.

 

[Tiki]

I don't have kids but this seems like it will impact everyone if we all start having to give personal information to prove we aren't under 18. This should be dealt with at the parental level and make them responsible for bad behaviour (like cyberbullying) by their kids.