Australia’s under 16s social media ban could extend to Reddit, Twitch, Roblox and even dating apps
www.theguardian.com
Lego Play and Steam among the unexpected additions to the list that includes Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X

Companies approached by the eSafety commissioner this month about the requirement to prevent under 16s from holding social media accounts from 10 December have conducted a self-assessment that the commissioner will use to decide if they need to comply with the ban.

eSafety will not be formally declaring which service meets the criteria but companies that eSafety believes meet the criteria will be expected to comply.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Given the bad incentives on parties from our a two party system then even Greens would eventually become bad (unless they managed to fix the voting system they just won on…).