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Violet_Crumble

(36,385 posts)
21. There's been a spate of suicides here..
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:56 PM
Dec 2025

You may not give a shit coz of 'freedum!* and a misuse of terms like authoritarian, but here in the real world where it's universally accepted that children can't just do what adults do, what yr saying is nonsense. Children in most countries have long been restricted in seeing or doing what adults can do. Do I need to spell out some obvious examples for you?

I'd be totally opposed to this if it was aimed at over 16s, but it's not. You should spend a bit of time reading up about this law and why it's happening instead of kneejerking like you have.

* I get sick of seeing Americans going on about freedom and not really understanding what it is. Rather than talking about it, we actually live it'

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What about TV, video, movies music etc. ok to buy a cd? Blues Heron Dec 2025 #1
It doesn't affect anything but social media Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #12
Post removed Post removed Dec 2025 #2
Well... that's just disappointing. Torchlight Dec 2025 #3
Headline 2060: LudwigPastorius Dec 2025 #4
Australia may become... littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #5
Just imagine... mysteryowl Dec 2025 #6
The very same generation that isn't subject to mass school shootings groundloop Dec 2025 #8
THIS orangecrush Dec 2025 #10
They will certainly levelup their tech skills.... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #19
This is the kind of work that can be done when there is a... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #7
I disagree. It is only social media they are banned from. mysteryowl Dec 2025 #9
Huh? Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #13
Then why are they banning kids from ... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #16
There's been a spate of suicides here.. Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #21
My opinion is that... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #26
Sneaky smokes and beers were a thing when I was a kid... Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #28
My point is that beers and smokes... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #32
Ah! I see! It's an "only"! I guess an "only" oppression.... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #17
I'm not a big fan of bans but if the evidence shows it works in those countries we should consider it. cstanleytech Dec 2025 #11
Censorship, or other control of media is never good The Mouth Dec 2025 #14
No limits on child porn? Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #23
That is evidence of a crime,. The Mouth Dec 2025 #33
Wonder what happens when these teens become voting age? Polybius Dec 2025 #15
I sure hope so.... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #18
Some may, but in a really vague way. Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #25
From the article, an example of good, liberal parenting... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #20
Its parents like him who are responsible for this in the first pkace Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #22
Its parents like this.... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #24
Why are you referring to them as liberal when politics has nothing to do with it? Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #27
I beg your pardon. My son is not and never has been a bully.... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #29
The biggest difference between America and Australia blubunyip Dec 2025 #31
Well Done Australia OC375 Dec 2025 #30
People praising Australia for this, yet when Texas banned porn sites for minors, they were generally ridiculed MichMan Dec 2025 #34
True, that. Good observation. I bet ... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #35
Hell, other than DU, I've banned social media from my own personal universe. hunter Dec 2025 #36
I'll call it the MAP. moondust Dec 2025 #37
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