Post #4393793
2026-08-04 07:56 UTC
What, you mean that not only does banning under-16s do nothing substantial to address any of the serious societal issues caused by overgrown social media platforms, it doesn't even keep people under 16 off them?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/australias-under-16-social-media-ban-failing-study-shows-what-it-means
Who'da thunk it?!? 😱
But seriously, did anyone involved in the social web seriously expect this performative nonsense to work?
#B416
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@isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz 2026-08-05 20:16
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz It did its main job, which was to ensure there'll be no attempts at any meaningful regulation for another 5-10 years.