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Australian authorities ask platforms to self-assess potential 'child endangerment social media' (gigazine.net)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The eSafety Committee has requested that multiple platforms identify themselves as 'social networking sites that put children at risk.' The companies and organizations requested to be identified are:

・Meta(Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) ・Snap (Snapchat) ・TikTok ・YouTube ・X Roblox ・Pinterest ・Discord ・Lego Play ・Reddit ・Kick ・GitHub ・HubApp ・Match ・Steam ・Twitch

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[–] 12 points 10 months ago

"GIMME UR IDS 😈"

-Sincerely, your friendly neighborhood government 🤗

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    [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    This keeps getting more insane

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    [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    GitHub, hahah. Teenagers these days. The government must be concerned about the psychosocial harm caused by unaccepted pull request.

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    [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Wtf is match

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    i assume they are referring to the conglomerate that owns most dating sites

    Match Group (wiki link)

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That's the only thing on the list that has reason to be restricted lol the rest should be parental discretion

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Even so the police should detect crime and prove then punish.

    Allowing lazy cops to do collective punishment without evidence is risky.

    That said I'd happily ban all those webshites for all people, not just kids. But that's probably why I'd never be granted a democratic mandate.

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