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Australians to face age checks from search engines

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139 points stubish | 2 comments | 01 Jul 25 23:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.409s | source
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t0lo ◴[02 Jul 25 01:11 UTC] No.44439390[source]▶
As an australian citizen i'm all for it. Look at how the internet and social media has destroyed our current youth and their naivety and sense of emotional security. They all act like they're living in soviet russia at this point and have become so hard and jaded.

Better I give a little bit of pii than some kid grows up too early.

Would you be able to tell the difference if this policy came from a place of compassion?

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abtinf ◴[02 Jul 25 01:17 UTC] No.44439429[source]▶
> They all act like they're living in soviet russia

Nothing says “not living in Soviet Russia” like having to show your papers to access information.

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jp0d ◴[02 Jul 25 01:21 UTC] No.44439448[source]▶
what's the alternative? Is it really information or misinformation?
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abtinf ◴[02 Jul 25 01:23 UTC] No.44439462[source]▶
> misinformation

Nothing screams “not living in Soviet Russia” like having a ministry of truth.

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1. bamboozled ◴[02 Jul 25 01:27 UTC] No.44439482[source]▶
So is being fed propaganda 24/7, the KGB seems to be winning by reading some of these comments.

I don't see kids being banned from reading history books, which would be more like the world you're describing, I see a country which is pretty multicultural and open minded trying it's best to protect itself from the absolute nonsense that circulates online. When I was a kid, I could only watch certain TV shows because my bed time was 7:30-8pm, that's when the "naughty stuff" came on TV. Was that the ministry of truth at work?

Do you have any idea what kids are exposed to now ? I mean the answer is probably, no, you have no idea. But judging by the rot I see my younger friends and family members watch and regurgitate, I can tell you, it's not great.

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2. t0lo ◴[02 Jul 25 01:33 UTC] No.44439512[source]▶
yep mutual deligitimation and hasbara are operating in full force. over 80 countries have "cyber troops" - there are so many countries trying to destroy the social fabric of the west. why shouldn't we shield our children who have no way of understanding or protecting themselves from it. plus the fact that the "thought and ideological leaders" of this generation have no thoughts or coherent ideologies is pretty telling.