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Australia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2026
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A 30% reduction of kids being exposed to these harmful platforms is a good thing and I'm glad to see it.
Also, all laws are imperfect, and expecting 100% efficacy is moronic.
This is nanny-state-ing, because webbrowsers and the web in general have lacking mechanisms for parental controls. Or to discover and control information in general.
Also, ID-requirements are just asking for abuse and data leaks.