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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 12 days ago

Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned

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Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned

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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 12 days ago

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We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole …

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Do you think many 12 year olds are visiting Rupert’s news sites ?
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  None, and Rupert wants to change that.
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  Nah, they’re watching Sky News on YouTube and tiktok. They don’t even need an account on YouTube!

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