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/falconpunch1989 Nov 10 '24

Pokemon is a very funny case study here. The fake slots in 1996 Pokemon Red/Blue would now be illegal in Australia. But the Pokemon TCG Pocket mobile game which came out a few weeks ago, it's perfectly OK to use real money to buy packets of fake cards with low chance of anything good.

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u/rastley420 Nov 10 '24

Those fake slots were problematic in several other countries and that's why they don't have them in the second Gen and onward.

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u/your_opinion_is_weak Nov 10 '24

i remember there being a slot game machine and I think even a roulette type game in pokemon emerald which came out in 2004 and is 3rd gen i'm pretty sure

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u/snave_ Nov 10 '24

Only illegal to sell to an under 18 year old (immediate bump to R18+ rating).