Australian authorities ask platforms to self-assess potential 'child endangerment social media'

https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20251002-endangers-sns-australia/

The eSafety Committee has requested that multiple platforms identify themselves as 'social networking sites that put children at risk.' The companies and organizations requested to be identified are:

・Meta(Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) ・Snap (Snapchat) ・TikTok ・YouTube ・X Roblox ・Pinterest ・Discord ・Lego Play ・Reddit ・Kick ・GitHub ・HubApp ・Match ・Steam ・Twitch

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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 310d

"GIMME UR IDS 😈"

-Sincerely, your friendly neighborhood government 🤗

fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 311d

This keeps getting more insane

Dimand@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 309d

GitHub, hahah. Teenagers these days. The government must be concerned about the psychosocial harm caused by unaccepted pull request.

ryannathans@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 311d (4 replies)

Wtf is match

Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 311d (3 replies)

i assume they are referring to the conglomerate that owns most dating sites

Match Group (wiki link)

ryannathans@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 311d (2 replies)

That's the only thing on the list that has reason to be restricted lol the rest should be parental discretion

bryndos@fedia.io · 2 pts · 310d (1 reply)

Even so the police should detect crime and prove then punish.

Allowing lazy cops to do collective punishment without evidence is risky.

That said I'd happily ban all those webshites for all people, not just kids. But that's probably why I'd never be granted a democratic mandate.

Networkcathode@piefed.social · 1 pts · 309d

Police have no role to play in punishing anything