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It's worth making whatever kind of submission you can manage for this. The page even specifically notes: "Due to the short timeframe of this inquiry, the committee would appreciate submissions being limited to 1-2 pages."

This bill will affect all users of social media in Australia, and may have a particularly negative effect on Fediverse platforms (like Lemmy and Mastodon) which are operated by individuals or small organisations that may not have the resources to implement age verification.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'm ambivalent. I'd like to protect the kids, but I don't think this will do anything to stop kids from doing whatever the hell they want online. No legislation would have stopped me at that age.

I get what they're trying to do. I worry about what kids do online. I worry about my own kids online. I think the solution is my problem (as the parent) though, not the government's.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 24 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

It should be enough that if you're not kid friendly say so plainly and don't make it easy for them to get in / stay in if they get caught. If you as a parent don't take any initiative from there to keep your kids away from those places that's on you.