Australia has a strange perspective of youth online socializing and sexuality.
Parents can have sex change surgery on their children of any age.
However, the state is now restricting what youths under 16 can view on the internet, including ‘social-sites’ with draconian penalties for companies that ‘allow’ wayward youths to see ‘restricted content’.
Apparently parents have no responsibility or accountability – Really!
Transgender rights in Australia - Wikipedia
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Australia Passes Landmark Social-Media Ban for Under-16s
Platforms ‘including’ Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat could face fines for allowing underage children access
Australia Passes Landmark Social-Media Ban for Under-16s - WSJ
Australia is set to become the first country to ban social-media use by under-16s after the country’s Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of strict new legislation.
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The ban, which will take at least 12 months to come into effect, could see technology companies fined up to 50 million Australian dollars, roughly $32.5 million, if they fail to bring in steps to prevent children from holding accounts. Parents and teenagers won’t be fined.
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Advocates of the legislation—which is considered among the strictest in the world—hope it will make it easier for parents to keep their children off the platforms until they are more mature.
“Social media is doing harm to our children, and I’m calling time on it,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said when the bill was introduced to Parliament earlier this month. “I’ve spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our children online.”
The country’s Senate passed the bill 34 votes to 19 Thursday. The House of Representatives Wednesday approved the legislation 102 votes to 13.
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Australia The Penal Colony Again?
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/australia-penal-colony-again.html
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Advocates of the legislation—which is considered among the strictest in the world—hope it will make it easier for parents to keep their children off the platforms until they are more mature.
“Social media is doing harm to our children, and I’m calling time on it,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said when the bill was introduced to Parliament earlier this month. “I’ve spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our children online.”
The country’s Senate passed the bill 34 votes to 19 Thursday. The House of Representatives Wednesday approved the legislation 102 votes to 13.
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Australia The Penal Colony Again?
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/australia-penal-colony-again.html
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