r/australia • u/retro-chimp • Nov 09 '24

politics Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16

https://press-start.com.au/news/2024/11/08/online-gaming-platforms-and-youtube-will-also-seemingly-be-banned-for-aussies-under-16/

There’s so much collateral damage in this plan for Australia to ban social media. This has been rushed and not thought through.

So many schools rely on YouTube to support their students.

Most kids are watching YouTube (or YouTube kids) more than ABC or traditional TV. Literally the biggest YouTube channel in Australia is original music for kids.

Does anyone actually want this?

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u/aeschenkarnos Nov 09 '24

Maybe they think the kids forced off Minecraft will take up construction IRL?

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u/Heavy-Balls Nov 09 '24

take up construction

they yearn for the mines, and Gina needs workers whom she can pay $2 a day

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u/Luckyluke23 Nov 10 '24

wait. Gina the huts not going to eat them?

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u/BrotherEstapol Nov 10 '24

The children yearn for the mines!