Comment on Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 month agoI can’t believe it didn’t occur to me that what should actually be done is regulation of the algorithms.
Comment on Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 month agoI can’t believe it didn’t occur to me that what should actually be done is regulation of the algorithms.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Of course, we are talking about the same Government that commissioned a study into problem gambling, and then completely ignored it after it came back with 31 recommendations, including the phased-in banning of gambling advertising (recommendations 16 and 26). Two and a half years later, the Government has given no response. This despite the fact that they are required by House of Representatives rules to respond within 6 months. So actually solving problems, even when they’re given a clear roadmap to how to solve the problem, doesn’t seem to be high on Albanese’s agenda.
MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 month ago
I’m not even Australian…Canadian. I just like chiming in because somebody down there is at least trying to do things…even if it’s usually shitty things.
Up here in my province in the last decade the flood gates opened on gambling…booze…everything. The government basically says “fuck you if we raise you to be an addict…give us your money until you die so rich people can pay less taxes”.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Australia’s gambling problem is huge. We have 0.3% of the world’s population, but 18% of its poker machines. And 75% of the pokies outside of casinos. Nearly every pub, bowls club, RSL club, etc. has a room full of pokies. That’s allowed in every state except Western Australia, though it was banned in my home state until the '90s. I don’t know much about Canada, but I’ve heard there’s been a relatively recent surge in the problem of gambling over in America over the last few years. I believe it is the case that Australia led the world in allowing gambling to totally overrun professional sport, setting a template that America could follow, for the worse.
MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 month ago
That’s horrible. We have a couple provinces that do that.
The city near where I live was hit bad by outsourcing…it was a manufacturing town back in the 80s. A few years back they brought in a giant Casino with promises of making it a tourist destination. Predictably, nobody wants to come to a town that’s an armpit…so most of the gamblers are locals.
simon_ashdown@mastodon.social 1 month ago
@MyMindIsLikeAnOcean @Zagorath
But I doubt the government here is actually doing anything.
This Labor government tends to do a lot for show. Example the vote for the indigenous voice to parliament 2 years ago; they didn't even TRY to actually fight for it, but they can turn around and say "but we had the vote"
There are other examples, like anti corruption money in politics baloney that has accomplished nothing. But theu will still say THEY TRIED. Sigh..
Note I am a lifelong Labor voter. 😥
MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 month ago
It’s really rough when your supposed progressive party just act like 90s conservatives…it’s happening everywhere. All culture war posturing, while we slide into “public private partnership” hell.