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Australia bans social media for under 16s
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this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2024
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Take this social media law, plus the software backdoor nonsense from a few years ago, and I can't help but see a clear message emerging from legislators to Australian developers who'd seek to build great digital spaces and tools: Do not domicile anything in this country. Do not host anything on servers in this country. Expect hostility from authorities toward the anonymity, security, and privacy of the people using your code.
I hope you're wrong, and they're going to arbitarily apply the law to King Doge and Zuck, with everyone else getting ignored.