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I didn’t take you out of context. You literally say that whether the Act is good or not is up for debate. Before legislation is passed, it needs public consult
by chris_wot 2y ago
I didn’t take you out of context. You literally say that whether the Act is good or not is up for debate. Before legislation is passed, it needs public consultation and debate. There literally was no public debate and now this is law!
Things like:
1. It will be trivial to bypass the restrictions.
2. The argument given in support of this Act by the OP was that it gives parents an excuse to prevent their kids from using social media. That’s going to work out great.
3. The mechanisms for verifying ID are not defined and will be decided without public debate. Adults will be forced to get a government controlled digital ID, or alternately social media companies will need to collect your official documentation to prove your age. Neither of these are palatable.
None of this has been considered. None of these concerns were allowed to be expressed by interested parties and the general public with sufficient time for comment.
That more than sucks. This is a government who wants to shove badly flawed legislation onto the Australian people because they are immensely unpopular.
I’m a Labor voter. Not next year.
- ghiculescu 2y agoWho will you vote for instead? Everyone supported it :(
- chris_wot 2y agoAn independent. Labor is more worried about the Greens and Independents than they are about the LNP. Albanese and Co, who I voted for and quite liked, have shown that they need to be forced into a hung parliament to prevent their worst excesses. A huge pity.
- ghiculescu 2y agoThey’ve been shockingly bad.