ItWasntMe@discuss.online to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAustralia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up1477arrow-down112
arrow-up1465arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square132linkfedilink
minus-squareLink@rentadrunk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·5 months agoWhich type of social media are we referring to here? Doesn’t Lemmy count as social media?
minus-squarenguarracino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months 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-up14arrow-down4·5 months 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-up26arrow-down1·5 months agoIts also an incredible resource for finding misinformation and disinformation unfortunately.
minus-squaresudoer777@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoTo be fair YouTube Sharts is a thing
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months 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.