Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
apnews.com
The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for failures to prevent kids from holding accounts.

I don’t see Hexbear on the list. Time to radicalize some Aussie kids.

  • Hexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I don’t see hexbear on the list

    That’s because news media are shit and just copy press releases.

    All social media is included unless specifically exempted.

    As you can see here, online social interaction between two or more users is about as broad as you can get in terms of a definition.

    This bit gives the Minister the power to exclude specific services or types of services (like WhatsApp etc.)