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The "behind the scenes" of this was a repeated campaign based on News Corp's (ie. Fox News / The Murdoch's) newsrooms (TV, radio + paper). The legislation was

by lysp 2y ago

The "behind the scenes" of this was a repeated campaign based on News Corp's (ie. Fox News / The Murdoch's) newsrooms (TV, radio + paper). The legislation was primarily based on their campaign - likely as an attack against TikTok and other social media companies, who are taking their viewership and advertising revenue. I believe in the premise of the change (to protect young children), just not the motivation or interests behind this law.

krige 2y ago
I rather doubt under-16s ever watched any news corpos and the new corpos are more than likely aware of this from their own research so I don't think fighting over viewership is a factor in this.
- lmm 2y ago
  > I rather doubt under-16s ever watched any news corpos Well, no, because social media is a better alternative. Hence why they're getting it banned.
  - krige 2y ago
    No, because kids don't care about news channels. It's not a darn kids on tiktoks thing, before tiktok or twitter or facebook they were outside, or playing video games, or reading books, or any number of things because underage kids don't give a hoot about talking heads newsstations.
willyt 2y ago
There’s an interview on The Rest is Politics Leading podcast with the politician Peter Malinauskas the premier of New South Wales who started the introduction of this law in his state first. I think it was maybe then taken up by the federal government. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/leading/id1665265193?i=1000665706896 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/leading/id1665265193?i... It’s very insightful and from listening to this it seems unlikely that murdoch was a huge influence on this.
- kreetx 2y ago
  Even if they were, aren't they are unlikely to gain much from this. I.e, when the average teenager can't consume social media platforms anymore, they surely won't go back to a more traditional outlet?
- ptstomp 2y ago
  Just as a note. Peter is premier of South Australia. Same political party as national and NSW though
  - willyt 2y ago
    Apologies you’re right, I looked it up but my brain had obviously already decided it was NSW as that’s what I wrote. It’s a great interview, he seems like a good guy.
lysp 2y ago
Edit: Quick summary of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8SkLRxFRVM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8SkLRxFRVM (First 8 minutes)

by lysp 2y ago

krige 2y ago

I rather doubt under-16s ever watched any news corpos and the new corpos are more than likely aware of this from their own research so I don't think fighting over viewership is a factor in this.

lmm 2y ago
> I rather doubt under-16s ever watched any news corpos Well, no, because social media is a better alternative. Hence why they're getting it banned.
- krige 2y ago
  No, because kids don't care about news channels. It's not a darn kids on tiktoks thing, before tiktok or twitter or facebook they were outside, or playing video games, or reading books, or any number of things because underage kids don't give a hoot about talking heads newsstations.

willyt 2y ago

There’s an interview on The Rest is Politics Leading podcast with the politician Peter Malinauskas the premier of New South Wales who started the introduction of this law in his state first. I think it was maybe then taken up by the federal government. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/leading/id1665265193?i=1000665706896 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/leading/id1665265193?i... It’s very insightful and from listening to this it seems unlikely that murdoch was a huge influence on this.

kreetx 2y ago
Even if they were, aren't they are unlikely to gain much from this. I.e, when the average teenager can't consume social media platforms anymore, they surely won't go back to a more traditional outlet?
ptstomp 2y ago
Just as a note. Peter is premier of South Australia. Same political party as national and NSW though
- willyt 2y ago
  Apologies you’re right, I looked it up but my brain had obviously already decided it was NSW as that’s what I wrote. It’s a great interview, he seems like a good guy.

lysp 2y ago

Edit: Quick summary of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8SkLRxFRVM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8SkLRxFRVM (First 8 minutes)