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Australia has just passed a law that will ban kids from social media online. How exactly? Well, through the amazing power of… shoosh.

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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 20 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

They have legally banned them but they have not practically blocked them. They will still have the same amount of access they had previously, until Internet adapts to the new laws, and considering how small Australia is on the world stage. Compared with the EU with GDPR and the US with the DMCA, no-one is going to give a shit about the new laws.

What does mean that any local Internet providers will be held accountable, which means that the government has successfully destroyed any remaining chance for Australia to have any local technology industry.

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

They haven't been banned yet.

The law doesn't come into effect until the end of next year after the govt determines how the ban will be enforced.

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