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Re: Social media restrictions
Reply #60 - Today at 11:20am

John Smith wrote Today at 10:05am:

Gnads wrote Yesterday at 1:32pm:

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under-16s in Australia have already found ways around the government's new social media ban, primarily by using parents' details, moving to non-banned apps (like Discord, Lemon8, Yope), or using VPNs, with parents helping and tech companies warning of the challenges, making it a "game of whack-a-mole" for regulators.

so the ultimate decider is the parent .... great, that'll make FD happy Cheesy

You think it makes me happy for children to be giving their parent's personal information to tech companies?

Have you understood any of the criticisms of this law?

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 54122 Gender:	Re: Social media restrictions Reply #61 - Today at 11:26am It's just a power play of the Media Left ALP against the Internet Right. The Media is even trying to take control and influence over the Internet by introducing the Podcast Award in their Globe/Oscar Awards - the nominations are all Lefty Podcasters obviously
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10521 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Social media restrictions Reply #62 - Today at 12:15pm Just been reading that 2 page article from my earlier post. Here's a small extract from it. I tell you what - it's a good thing I wasn't sitting at my PC having a drink when I read the highlighted part or I would have had to spend the rest of the morning cleaning the monitor.
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Re: Social media restrictions
Reply #63 - Today at 12:20pm

Carl D wrote Today at 11:04am:

greggerypeccary wrote Today at 10:09am:

What's FML? Undecided

I was wondering the same thing myself. Never heard of it until now. But, I just found this:

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/what-does-fml-mean “F My Life.”

I was thinking FMD (F Me Dead) might have been more appropriate but the paper would probably have been in a bit of trouble if they'd used that. Grin

Yeah, that's new to me.

Never heard of that before.

I'm one of those annoying people who uses full words and correct punctuation when sending text messages

If someone sends me a text saying "HRU?", I usually don't answer.

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John Smith

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Re: Social media restrictions
Reply #64 - Today at 12:31pm

freediver wrote Today at 11:20am:

John Smith wrote Today at 10:05am:

Gnads wrote Yesterday at 1:32pm:

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under-16s in Australia have already found ways around the government's new social media ban, primarily by using parents' details, moving to non-banned apps (like Discord, Lemon8, Yope), or using VPNs, with parents helping and tech companies warning of the challenges, making it a "game of whack-a-mole" for regulators.

so the ultimate decider is the parent .... great, that'll make FD happy Cheesy

You think it makes me happy for children to be giving their parent's personal information to tech companies?

Have you understood any of the criticisms of this law?

learn to read English before going into hysterics Cheesy

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I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Daves2017 Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 2699 Gender:	Re: Social media restrictions Reply #65 - Today at 6:10pm Ten year old told me this afternoon all you got to do is get a vpn and put it in front of your isp and they don’t know your in Australia? Note- I have no clue what she was talking about but apparently it’s free and you don’t need to buy a stupid mask from Temu? I feel so old 😒
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Re: Social media restrictions
Reply #66 - Today at 7:29pm

Daves2017 wrote Today at 6:10pm:

Ten year old told me this afternoon all you got to do is get a vpn and put it in front of your isp and they don’t know your in Australia?

Note- I have no clue what she was talking about but apparently it’s free and you don’t need to buy a stupid mask from Temu?

I feel so old 😒

Virtual Private Network.

Yeah, but the social media companies are supposed to be on the lookout for this when restrictions for under 16's start tomorrow.

For example, if someone under 16 is in Australia today (according to their IP address) and then appears to be in, say, the United States from tomorrow onwards then that is supposed to raise a 'red flag' with the social media companies and they are expected to take action, especially if lots and lots of under 16's don't appear to be in Australia anymore from tomorrow which I'm certain is going to happen.

But, I'm guessing the social media companies will just ignore it for as long as they can get away with it. Which will probably be forever.

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Re: Social media restrictions
Reply #67 - Today at 8:09pm

News break ..... for a week before Adlertag I've been dog-fighting wave after wave of Kidwaffe bombers and fighters coming over the Channel in numbers daily - from here and the US... some of the US ones are also closed down - apparently Farcebook got the message.. and fears of another multi-billion dollar class action made them see things with a right mind.

I said long ago now that hospitals had the ability to keep out specified sites - just as one example...... so it would appear that the technology has already way out-stripped all of us.... and shutting down Dorkhanders is a matter of pushing a button.... and I think you'll find that the techs are already way in front of you.

Now - back to the hospitals' ability to exclude sites... it is only a matter of marketing for parents to get the same... and with the incredible advance of AI - not before time.

I approached Facebook's legals about providing a safe space for all to discuss openly and freely without vicious posts in return..... and the air is clean over Facebook at the moment.....

So - next comment?

I'll start - is it time that the internet was brought under proper control given the verbal violence and abuse that has poured from many over it for far too long? Kids have suicided because of bullying and trolling, so a 'clean' internet is best for everyone... and now adult-minded people can discuss properly.... and sites such as predators who chat kids into cutting off their balls and such, and paedophile sites grooming - can be fully investigated, though Australia lacks the resources of - say - the US - where the FBI does this work...

Second comment - are there REAL dangers in that for freedom of speech and freedom of the airwaves for exchange of ideas - even ones we don't like? JFK once said that the free exchange of ideas was one guarantee of a free society... he didn't mean free exchange of secure information etc.

Third comment:- Is the surging of AI a danger to real communication between individuals and especially to young and vulnerable minds?

So where do we stand now, my fine feathered acolytes?

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