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Subject: Re: Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 22:38:44 +1000
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Rod Speed wrote:
> On Sat, 17 May 2025 12:39:36 +1000, MightyMouse 
> <squeak!@cheesefactory.com> wrote:
>
>> BR wrote:
>>> On Thu, 15 May 2025 07:22:18 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>>> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Australia has put in place a law to ban access to social media for
>>>> under-16s, and New Zealand is looking to follow suit. Here is an
>>>> interview, by Samantha Hayes of Stuff, of the “Premier” (as the
>>>> Aussies insist on calling the state Chief Ministers in their
>>>> Federation -- don’t they know that “Premier” is shortened journalese
>>>> for “Prime Minister”?) of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas, the
>>>> instigator of the Aussie law
>>>> <https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360690772/one-thing-architect-australias-social-media-ban-under-16s-would-do-differently>. 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One of our local pro-right-wing-wannabe parties insists the law would
>>>> be “unworkable”. Yes, Malinauskas admits that bans on underage
>>>> smoking, drinking and now social media are never 100% effective. But
>>>> they greatly reduce the incidence of the activity, and that is what
>>>> leads to harm reduction.
>>>>
>>>> Certainly, relying on the social media companies to police themselves
>>>> is never going to work. Because if it had worked, we would have seen
>>>> the results, after more than 20 years of their activities. The fact
>>>> that things are, if anything, worse now than when they started, shows
>>>> the uselessness of trusting them.
>>> Banning under 16s from social media will be impossible unless some
>>> sort of digital ID is issued to everyone and which would be required
>>> for internet access.
>
>> and so we march ever onward towards microchip implants
>
> Fantasy
>

people are already doing it

>>>   This legislation is insidious and must be opposed
>>> at every opportunity.
>>>
>>> It is up to parents to supervise their children's online activity, not
>>> politicians.
>>>
>>> Bill.
>>>
>>


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