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Meta accuses Australian government of failing to consider young people’s voices with world-first social media ban (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave to c/world

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Summary

Meta has criticized Australia’s new law banning under-16s from social media, claiming the government rushed it without considering young people’s perspectives or evidence.

The law, approved after a brief inquiry, imposes fines of up to $50 million for non-compliance and has sparked global interest as a potential model for regulating social media.

Supporters argue it protects teens from harmful content, while critics, including human rights groups and mental health advocates, warn it could marginalize youth and ignore the positive impacts of social media.

Enforcement and technical feasibility remain significant concerns.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

I use social media from time to time. The amount of misinformation that is created and spewed without consequence is really alarming. A lot of it is dangerous. People give medical advice and pretend to be doctors. That should be illegal.

If they could filter out all the garbage content and just have children cartoons, comics, food, and cute animals, I would be fine letting kids watch it from time to time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

You don't consider Lemmy social media? Honest question.

That's an actual issue I see with this law: how does one define social media? I've seen YouTube described as social media which I find highly dubious but I can't really explain why.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Under 16 year olds probably shouldnt be on lemmy either.

Even this tiny social media network has plenty of misinformation and bullshit a tween/teen likely could not parse well.