Australian Senate, last sitting of the year. No idea when the Social Media Ban debate is kicking off.

If anyone’s keen, feel free to give a live run-down of anything interesting in this thread.

(sorry about all the edits, just trying to get a decent thumbnail: elevated photo of the Australian Senate)

  • eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zoneM
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    15 hours ago

    Govt service is still bad, still links everyones social media accounts to their ID. The bill will do jackshit anyways, as under 16s will simply move to social media hosted outside of Australia.

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      15 hours ago

      So of the top ofnyour head, a VPN will allow you to skirt this law?

      I don’t use social media beyond lemmy but be fucked if I want to give my I.D to anyone in relation to my online activities

      • eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zoneM
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        3 hours ago

        Well, a VPN fakes your country, and the law only applies in Australia. Also, it is an unenforceable law anyways so I doubt it would do much