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Reddit challenges Australia's social media ban for under-16s (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by King@sh.itjust.works to c/Technology@programming.dev

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Reddit has filed a High Court challenge alleging that Australia's social media restrictions are being applied to the company inaccurately.

The company is currently complying with the legislation but has said the new law "has the unfortunate effect of forcing intrusive and potentially insecure verification processes on adults as well as minors".

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

At those times you see how the obnoxious, harmful, idiotic, dumb, disgusting culture of "ackshyually" in Reddit comes from the top.

Don't get me wrong. The law is bad; it's dressed as "think on the children!!!", but it boils down to

control. Silencing a cohort that doesn't vote while creating a chilling effect on the others.
traditional media platforms (like TV) trying to secure their turf against the "threat" of the internet. You see the same shit here in Brazil, by the way fuck Globo and ANCINE, I hope the former gets bankrupt and the later gets dissolved.

However Reddit's core argument is not "the law is bad"; it's "ackshyually Lebbit is not social media lol". Implied, "we deserve a free pass".

[Reddit is] a forum primarily for adults

And yet the same Reddit is challenging the restrictions the social media ban imposes to teenagers’ implied right of freedom of political communication. Cut off the crap, stop lying you don't want that target audience dammit.

"this is also not an effort to retain young users for business reasons"

Babbling about your intentions is used toilet paper.

we don't have the traditional social media features the government has taken issue with

Such as being a vehicle for online bullying, an amplifier of anxiety, a conduit of peer pressure and a tool for potential predators... or addictive design. Right? Let's see what the former moderator of r/jailbait, Steve "Greedy Pigboy" Huffman, Reddit CEO, has to say about this.

[inb4: yes, he was likely added as a mod there against his consent. But it shows they know Reddit is grounds for child predators.]

Fuck this shite. Fuck the Australian law, it'll screw with kids and adults there. Fuck Reddit. Fuck everything and a bit more. /rant