monotonehell 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺 (Andrew)Dec 10
Linda McIver

Banning kids under 16 from social media might make great headlines, and give the government the appearance of doing something meaningful, but it's tokenistic at best, harmful at worst. We could have an internet that doesn't consume us for fun and profit. We're choosing not to.

https://adsei.org/2025/12/09/things-we-can-say-no-to/

Things we can say no to

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Show threadIncident Creator ❎Dec 10

@lindamciver Positive note: What do you think these bright young minds will do:

a) Do what they're told.
b) Find a way to do it anyway.
c) Create their own media network.
d) Something else.

Show threadSunshine and WindDec 10

@lindamciver
The algorithm also reduces undesirable content that could appear in a feed.

I imagine that a chronological feed would be filled with the same content posted again and again. In order to be most recent / top of everyone's feed.

The wider internet is still available. And serious forums are still available. Just not these massive buckets of algorithmically enhanced noise.

Show threadKilla KoalaDec 10
@lindamciver Mastodon is not on the banned list. Just sayin'...
Show threadLinda McIverDec 10
@dshan as I understand it it is covered by the legislation, even though it's not on the list.
Show threadKilla KoalaDec 10
@lindamciver Until it's included in the banned list the young'uns are able to use it and no one can be fined. And even if/when it is, who will the govt fine given the Fediverse has no owning company or central governing body? Hundreds/thousands of independently operated servers situated outside Australia's borders and with no income or money involved is a problem Australian law will find difficult to deal with.