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1. Perhaps it's time to follow Australia's lead, banning children under 16 from having social media accounts.

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:38 PM

Jan 13

"Australia implemented a law in December 2025 banning children under 16 from having social media accounts, requiring platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to block underage users or face large fines. The law, part of the Online Safety Amendment Act 2024, aims to protect young people from online harms and pressures."

We should follow their lead on guns as well.

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WTAF, Google?! [View all] buzzycrumbhunger Jan 13 OP

Perhaps it's time to follow Australia's lead, banning children under 16 from having social media accounts. sop Jan 13 #1

corporate profits trump parental decisions Skittles Jan 13 #2

Busy standing guard over school bathrooms.... Jack Valentino Jan 13 #9

you got it Skittles Jan 13 #10

but on the bright side, the same sort of people have been getting voted off of school boards! Jack Valentino Jan 13 #12

I think people have had it with these judgmental fuckwads Skittles Jan 13 #13

And, a story I just recently read about a very recent poll showed that a majority of voters Jack Valentino Jan 13 #16

that's a good example Skittles Jan 13 #19

Sadly not fake Tasmanian Devil Jan 13 #3

Google just reversed its policy: Celerity Jan 13 #6

because they were caught Maru Kitteh Jan 14 #23

It's COPPA compliant TheProle Jan 13 #4

Google reverses key parental control policy. Teens will now need to get explicit permission to remove a parental Celerity Jan 13 #5

so they avoided a class action lawsuit -- except for the kids who already followed their directions and turned off orleans Jan 13 #11

Translation: "we got scared by the backlash"! Jack Valentino Jan 13 #17

Hey Google canetoad Jan 13 #7

Hey, they just want to make money!--- Jack Valentino Jan 13 #14

They could have been well loved and still very very rich, but, at least they got rid of the motto vanlassie Jan 13 #18

DISGUSTIPATING Faux pas Jan 13 #8

How many Google execs are in those Epstein files? USS_Dauntless Jan 13 #15

Groomgle anyone? Montauk6 Jan 13 #20

Add another company to the boycott list! BTW, anyone know of any gmail alternatives? Crowman2009 Jan 14 #21

Soupy Sales' 'Green Pieces of Paper' Scandal Xipe Totec Jan 14 #22

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