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> We have something similar in Australia with the Online Safety Act 2021. That wasn't the one I was thinking of, to be honest. I'd have thought you would be m
by paranoidrobot 2y ago
> We have something similar in Australia with the Online Safety Act 2021.
That wasn't the one I was thinking of, to be honest.
I'd have thought you would be mentioning the latest ball of WTF: "Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024".
According to the bill, HN needs to identify all Australian users to prevent under-16's from using it.
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2425/25bd39 https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislat...
- snibsnib 2y agoThat bill is an amendment to the aforementioned act. But yes, I'm confused as to whether it applies to online gaming, or sites such as wikipedia as well
- girvo 2y ago> I'm confused as to whether it applies to online gaming As written, it should. Which is ridiculous, and it's a ridiculous law in the first place. I'm loathe to discuss politics, but by god both Labor and the LNP are woeful when it comes to tech policy.
- CrispyKerosene 2y agoIm still dirty about the NBN. Every now and then i go back home to visit and are rudely reminded that the network speeds suck. What do you mean i have to in wait for things to download? What do you mean I'm the the biggest city in the country and are on a copper line getting 5 Mbps....