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"Australia’s social media ban for kids is now in effect. As we’ve discussed,
this is a monumentally stupid plan that will do real harm to kids. It’s based
on a moral panic and a wide variety of faulty assumptions, including that
social media websites are
inherently bad for kids, something that none of the
evidence supports. And, even if there were harms associated with social media,
the way you deal with them is teaching people (not just kids!) how to use them
in an age appropriate way—meaning understanding the difference between risks
and harms—not banning it altogether.
But, Australia has gone in the other direction entirely, and the clusterfuck is
just beginning. As with Australia’s link tax (officially: news bargaining code)
the folks at
The Juice Media have created their “Honest Government Ad” for
the social media ban, and it’s just as biting as you’d expect."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics