Michael
@stainedface.bsky.social
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The ban is bad policy and it's clear not enough has been done to prepare young people and their families about what is about to happen. Where are the education packages and support that were promised? Just telling kids to log off and go touch grass is not going to cut it!
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The ban is bad policy and it's clear not enough has been done to prepare young people and their families about what is about to happen. Where are the education packages and support that were promised? Just telling kids to log off and go touch grass is not going to cut it!
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Instagram/Facebook/Threads users suspected of being under 16 will start getting notifications, emails and texts (!) about their accounts being deactivated, under new information put out by Meta today about how they intend to comply with Australia's teen social media ban.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Instagram/Facebook/Threads users suspected of being under 16 will start getting notifications, emails and texts (!) about their accounts being deactivated, under new information put out by Meta today about how they intend to comply with Australia's teen social media ban.
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'There will be deaths'
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
'There will be deaths'
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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So Messenger is included in the under16s social media ban, despite reassurances it wouldn't be.
FFS. This is why the legislation is so badly written: the vast tidal wave of unintended consequences. The often repeated 'world-leading' legislation shouldn't be an excuse for it not working properly.
FFS. This is why the legislation is so badly written: the vast tidal wave of unintended consequences. The often repeated 'world-leading' legislation shouldn't be an excuse for it not working properly.
Scoop: Meta's (formerly Facebook) Messenger app is set to be in the teen social media ban, accidentally!
Despite the government saying messaging apps will be excluded, the app won't be able to have <16 users because of the law's drafting and the way the platform works.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Despite the government saying messaging apps will be excluded, the app won't be able to have <16 users because of the law's drafting and the way the platform works.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
So Messenger is included in the under16s social media ban, despite reassurances it wouldn't be.
FFS. This is why the legislation is so badly written: the vast tidal wave of unintended consequences. The often repeated 'world-leading' legislation shouldn't be an excuse for it not working properly.
FFS. This is why the legislation is so badly written: the vast tidal wave of unintended consequences. The often repeated 'world-leading' legislation shouldn't be an excuse for it not working properly.
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For the first four months of its existence ASIO was named Australia's Security Service. It was quickly changed and we were robbed of a great acronym.
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
For the first four months of its existence ASIO was named Australia's Security Service. It was quickly changed and we were robbed of a great acronym.
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I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
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pleased to advise that I have completed another rant about the #socialmedia #ageassurance shit in #australia
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
Australia's social media ban… A looming implementation disaster
Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect in just over a month on December 10, 2025, yet nobody knows exactly how it will work.
The Online Safety Amendment (Social...
hey.paris
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
pleased to advise that I have completed another rant about the #socialmedia #ageassurance shit in #australia
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
hey.paris/posts/ageass...
#auspol
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One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Wow, Services Australia spent three quarters of a million in legal fees fighting a losing FOI fight against @daedalus.eigenmagic.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Wow, Services Australia spent three quarters of a million in legal fees fighting a losing FOI fight against @daedalus.eigenmagic.com
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Yahoo now giving evidence at the inquiry.
a man with a beard is saying " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time "
ALT: a man with a beard is saying " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time "
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October 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Yahoo now giving evidence at the inquiry.
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One more piece of the Australian Under16s Social Media Ban/Delay puzzle has been put on the table today with Carly Kind and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner releasing their guidance on how platforms and other entities should interpret the ban in terms of privacy. [1/4]
October 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One more piece of the Australian Under16s Social Media Ban/Delay puzzle has been put on the table today with Carly Kind and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner releasing their guidance on how platforms and other entities should interpret the ban in terms of privacy. [1/4]
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The full "Privacy Guidance on Part 4A (Social Media Minimum Age) of the Online Safety Act 2021" is here: www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/priv... #Privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan [4/4]
Privacy Guidance on Part 4A (Social Media Minimum Age) of the Online Safety Act 2021
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.oaic.gov.au
October 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The full "Privacy Guidance on Part 4A (Social Media Minimum Age) of the Online Safety Act 2021" is here: www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/priv... #Privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan [4/4]
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Funny bit in estimates: Senator Fatima Payman pointing out that 4chan likely wouldn't be affected by the teen social media ban because it doesn't have accounts. eSafety Commissioner says she doesn't think that it was considered when making the ban.
October 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Funny bit in estimates: Senator Fatima Payman pointing out that 4chan likely wouldn't be affected by the teen social media ban because it doesn't have accounts. eSafety Commissioner says she doesn't think that it was considered when making the ban.
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It appears to me from the outside that the manual review process (which the Australian government has said it wants for the under 16s ban) led to ID docs being kept longer than needed.
October 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It appears to me from the outside that the manual review process (which the Australian government has said it wants for the under 16s ban) led to ID docs being kept longer than needed.
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September 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you're in Australia and you like horror films (or Orwell and Kafka) 'The People vs Robodebt' will scare the pants off you:
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
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Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor with a mandate to make the company's chat bot less 'woke.' www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."
www.advocate.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor with a mandate to make the company's chat bot less 'woke.' www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...
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Wow, age assurance on Discord is here. Options are verify your "age group" or log out...
September 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Wow, age assurance on Discord is here. Options are verify your "age group" or log out...
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Ah, yes, what a shock, who could have seen this coming, it's not like it has been a long standing issue with facial recognition systems since inception or anything...
Social media ban trial data reveals racial bias in age checking software www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Social media ban trial data reveals racial bias in age checking software: just how inaccurate is it?
Young people from Indigenous and Asian backgrounds are more likely to be miscategorised as over the age limit and older people as underaged, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ah, yes, what a shock, who could have seen this coming, it's not like it has been a long standing issue with facial recognition systems since inception or anything...
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"Providers should have accessible, intuitive and easy pathways for people to report suspected age-restricted users."
eSafety wants tech companies to build StasiTech features so you can snitch on people.
eSafety wants tech companies to build StasiTech features so you can snitch on people.
September 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"Providers should have accessible, intuitive and easy pathways for people to report suspected age-restricted users."
eSafety wants tech companies to build StasiTech features so you can snitch on people.
eSafety wants tech companies to build StasiTech features so you can snitch on people.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm Conspiracy Nation with Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson” @arielbogle.bsky.social @cameronwilson.bsky.social (49m11s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00252/
Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app.
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Like it? Please support this season’s crowdfunder. the9pmedict.com/spring2025
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Breaking: Australian government admits its social media ban for kids is unenforceable bullshit masquerading as policy.
Social media platforms will not be required to prove accuracy of under-16 bans
While substantial fines would apply to social media platforms that make no effort to ban under-16s, they would not need to test the age of every user.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Breaking: Australian government admits its social media ban for kids is unenforceable bullshit masquerading as policy.
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Welp, looks like age assurance has started rolling out for bsky users on Australian IP addresses
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Welp, looks like age assurance has started rolling out for bsky users on Australian IP addresses
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The Australian Age Assurance Technology Trial claims that age assurance can work in Australia, but their own evidence proves the opposite.
You can read the full 10 volumes of the report here: www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/m...
My top level concerns are in a thread below ... [1/5]
You can read the full 10 volumes of the report here: www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/m...
My top level concerns are in a thread below ... [1/5]
www.infrastructure.gov.au
September 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Australian Age Assurance Technology Trial claims that age assurance can work in Australia, but their own evidence proves the opposite.
You can read the full 10 volumes of the report here: www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/m...
My top level concerns are in a thread below ... [1/5]
You can read the full 10 volumes of the report here: www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/m...
My top level concerns are in a thread below ... [1/5]
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I'm away until later this week so I haven't deep-dived into the teen social media ban's tech trial report, but I thought it was notable that Nine/Today's tech commentator Trevor Long said the report shows how "age assurance doesn't work"
Social Media Ban: Age Assurance doesn't work but the Australian Government doesn't want you to know that
The Australian Federal Government has today released the full results of their "Age Assurance Trials" which set out to prove to the Tech Companies of the
eftm.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I'm away until later this week so I haven't deep-dived into the teen social media ban's tech trial report, but I thought it was notable that Nine/Today's tech commentator Trevor Long said the report shows how "age assurance doesn't work"
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BREAKING: The Senate has just voted YES to our inquiry into the social media age ban & search engine age verification codes! This isn't just about kids - it's a national age verification and identification system masquerading as being about online safety for children. 🧵
August 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
BREAKING: The Senate has just voted YES to our inquiry into the social media age ban & search engine age verification codes! This isn't just about kids - it's a national age verification and identification system masquerading as being about online safety for children. 🧵