Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16
Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16
Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16
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Can't wait to see how these geniuses plan on implementing this.
They tell the platforms to implement it and fine them for not doing it
Haha the platforms will implement a disclaimer which will achieve 5/8ths of fuck all
Ok. Smaller platforms like this here lemmy server don't do anything because it's expensive, or they are ethically opposed. They have no business in Australia and fines can't be collected. Australian kids (and adults who want to be anonymous, or don't like the government-mandated changes) flock to these platforms.
What now?
It gets banned/blocked, or sued for noncompliance for allowing Australian users without age verification. They'll play whack a mole for decades, just like they have been for P2P file sharing.
Like a lot of post-911 legislation, it's anti-privacy surveillance disguised as a way to 'protect the children'. It's absolute shit and we should absolutely be taking measures to anonymize our open source social media platforms further.
They’ll play whack a mole for decades, just like they have been for P2P file sharing.
Some differences to that, though.
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Downloaders can be prosecuted. That raises the question of what happens to kids or their parents who use non-compliant sites.
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Blocked servers are inaccessible to adults, too, which raises freedom of information issues. These servers don't contain illegal information, after all.
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Large scale piracy is illegal pretty much everywhere, meaning that the industry can go after the operators and get the servers offline. Not so here.
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The only way I see that'd be possible is by requiring state id for it which is just mass surveillance.
Australia Card 2025 here we come! I expect better from the Labor party, this is some Scott Morrison grade shit right here.
Ha. Better from Labor? When it comes to digital rights they are terrible just like the liberal party.
Labor rubber stamped the libs meta data retention and secret software backdoors legislation.
This one is up there with the 2009 Krudd / Conroy clean feed.
Pube measurements.
Totally going to get rid of the paedofiles ..
Bro I just need to see your cock and balls I'm not a creep it's for your safety just get your balls out pleeeeeeeeease I'm not a creep promise bro