ItWasntMe@discuss.online to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoAustralia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square169linkfedilinkarrow-up1525arrow-down115
arrow-up1510arrow-down1external-linkAustralia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’www.theguardian.comItWasntMe@discuss.online to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square169linkfedilink
minus-squareLink@rentadrunk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·7 days agoWhich type of social media are we referring to here? Doesn’t Lemmy count as social media?
minus-squarenguarracino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·6 days agoThere’s a list of 10 or 12 social networks that are banned: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, etc. Lemmy is still legal.
minus-squareGrainne@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down4·6 days agoLemmy is legal because it’s too small for them to notice. And YouTube is an incredible resource for finding information. It’s not social media at all.
minus-squareDisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·6 days agoIts also an incredible resource for finding misinformation and disinformation unfortunately.
minus-squaresudoer777@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoTo be fair YouTube Sharts is a thing
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoGiven they have been clear they want you addicted then it counts. Their days of being information were long ago. It’s tat now.
Which type of social media are we referring to here?
Doesn’t Lemmy count as social media?
There’s a list of 10 or 12 social networks that are banned: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
Lemmy is still legal.
Lemmy is legal because it’s too small for them to notice.
And YouTube is an incredible resource for finding information. It’s not social media at all.
Its also an incredible resource for finding misinformation and disinformation unfortunately.
To be fair YouTube Sharts is a thing
Given they have been clear they want you addicted then it counts. Their days of being information were long ago. It’s tat now.