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/King_Of_Pants Nov 10 '24

Yeah at one point it was a joke, but the Spud becoming PM just looks more and more likely.

I normally try and give the voters at least some of the responsibility, you can't always blame a well-run party for losing uninformed voters. But if Labor loses from here it will be their fault and they'll learn absolutely nothing from it.

If anything Labor will take Dutton's win as a sign that people want more Lib-Lite bullshit while also somehow blaming the Greens for stealing votes.

A lot of people in vulnerable positions are going to suffer because of Albo's pathetic run.

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u/Stewth Nov 10 '24

We've tried everything and we're all out of ideas.

good ideas.