Honestly, I would seriously consider getting the kiddies version of the App if it was “without features like algorithmic recommendations, engagement prompts like push notifications, and AI chatbots”.
The secret deal behind the teenage social media ban
Submitted 1 day ago by dwev@lemmy.ml to australia@aussie.zone
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/24/teen-social-media-ban-change-secret-deal/
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Salvo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 day ago
and that’s why they’ll never release it.
Lose all that engagement or force users to hand over ID? You know which one they will pick
brisk@aussie.zone 1 day ago
This missing key provision — called the “exemption framework” — had been previously described publicly by the government itself as being crucial to making sure that the law would “protect, not isolate, young people”. The exemption offered tech companies a way out of the ban if they were able to prove that their apps weren’t risky for teens to use.
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 1 day ago
De-paywalled archive link: archive.is/EE2r6
Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Why the fuck is the media still calling this a kids social media ban instead of what it really is? A fucking Trojan horse for govt and big tech to further erode digital rights and harvest more personal data.
Salvo@aussie.zone 1 hour ago
Because it is also a fucking Trojan horse for The Media to further erode digital rights and harvest more personal data.
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
It’s honestly a travesty we got this before an Australian version of the GDPR…
quokka1@mastodon.au 22 hours ago
@MisterFrog @Longmactoppedup “[The original bill] would have put Australia in a leading position to regulate big tech in a way that wasn’t just overly punitive. But then it got gutted six ways to Sunday,”
Wow. Letting Australian politicians near technology has ended in a pointless expensive mess? :blobcatfacepalm: