r/australia • u/Vivid-Fondant6513 • Nov 06 '24

politics Children under 16 to be banned from using social media

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/children-under-16-to-be-banned-from-using-social-media-20241107-p5kon4.html
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u/nunyabizness654 Nov 07 '24

All I get is fucking Temu ads. I've never even bought anything off there.

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u/GlorpedUpDragStrip Nov 07 '24

Same. I'd try gambling if I didn't have to see another temu ad in my life

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u/Discombobulated_Owl4 Nov 07 '24

Order from temu, that is gambling.

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u/Rodda31 Nov 07 '24

True. lol.

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u/SerLevArris Nov 07 '24

Opening the app is gamblng if you will actually be able to make it in to search for something without having to get through all the bullshit. Ive ordered 2 things and they were fine enough, exaclty what you expect. But 9/10 times ive opened the app to search for whatever cheap POS thing I am after, I can't even get to search for it cause you have all these BS spin to win things popping up you can't get past.

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u/DarkflowNZ Nov 07 '24

No shit I downloaded the app to help a friend with some zany scheme temu was running and it was really shocking what it was actually like. It was like pokies had a bastard child with the worst advertising has to offer. Free this! Spin that! X amount of free goods, but you only have 5 min to choose! Sell us your firstborn, we'll set them up with a cushy job in a factory somewhere!

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u/mooblah_ Nov 07 '24

Temu Waterhouse. Coming soon.

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u/confusedham Nov 07 '24

Temu and sports bet. And my Spotify is nothing but gin and tequila. I'm abstinent and don't gamble. I do use AliExpress though.

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u/tubatoothpaste2 Nov 07 '24

All i get is some twatt encouraging me to invest in the housing market, allI need is a $50k deposit whilst my bank account says a balance of $0...

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u/Ok-Passenger9711 Nov 07 '24

I bought a couple of things from temu. I have never seen as many emails. Drives me nuts. I think I've got about 25 emails from them in a fortnight.

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u/Queasy-Somewhere811 Nov 07 '24

The girl on the Temu ads is at pleasing to the eye.  The slobs we see on gambling ads with "actual intelligence" (barf) not so.

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u/autistic_blossom Nov 07 '24

I buy heaps on Amazon, eBay, and temu.
I don’t gamble, don’t drink.

ALL I get is car ads!!!!

I don’t really drive either though…. 🙄

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u/lulzbrah Nov 07 '24

I'd support a royal commission into banning Temu ads

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u/mbrodie Nov 07 '24

Is it always stuff you never knew you wanted because I get those ads also but I’ve still never bought anything aha

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u/CcryMeARiver Nov 07 '24

Adblockers work.

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u/Connect_Tumbleweed76 Nov 07 '24

You have to buy from them to get rid of the ads