JeremyHuntQW12

@JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So… Australia Just Banned Kids From the Internet⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They haven’t been banned yet.

  The law doesn’t come into effect until the end of next year after the govt determines how the ban will be enforced.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing that, like GDPR in the EU, it will apply to any and all social media website on the internet, but for practical reasons, can’t really be enforced outside of the legislating authorities’ jurisdiction.

  The legislation specifically gives the Act extra-territorial powers to enforce the ban against foreign websites.

  Reddit is specifically targetted ; it will definitely include Lemmy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Now, if a parent helps their child do it anyway, the parent and child can’t get in trouble, but the platform can, because platforms cannot knowingly allow children to use the app, even with explicit parental consent and supervisio

  Not correct. The act itself is not illegal, but circumventing the telecommunication controls is a criminal offence under the Telecommunications Act, with penalties up to 20 years imprisonment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The World’s First Laptop? Data General One DG-1 (1984)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The screen was only in that position or closed. There was no friction joint. You could only view the screen if you were sitting on the floor !

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk Says He Owns Everyone's Twitter Account in Bizarre Alex Jones Court Filing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Really ? I think you’ll find that clause means you do not own copyright to anything you post on X.