The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of social media algorithms, and is looking at a recent UK ban on depictions of strangulation and suffocation in pornography.
The social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, said social media was “playing a huge role” in the increase in sexual violence among teenagers and choking, and confirmed the options were being considered as the government develops its second action plan to end family and domestic violence against women and children.
It follows the death of a 16-year-old girl in Sydney after a suspected sexual strangulation act. Guardian Australia reported on Thursday that a source informed about the case said the teenager was believed to have become unconscious as a result of asphyxiation during sexual intercourse, often referred to as “choking”. No arrests have been made…
Labor will also soon begin consultation on a digital duty of care bill that will put the onus on tech companies, including AI companies, to make online spaces safer for all users.
Plibersek said the digital duty of care legislation, as well as a second round of privacy reforms, could also help tackle camera-equipped smartglasses, which she said she had serious concerns about.
no idea why anyone would use youtube any other way, it’s a mainly trash platform. subscribed is the way to go, the same applies to reddit, and most likely lemmy too (I have never looked at it outside of subscribed)
This was one of the terrifying aspects of Labor’s social media legislation. I sent a letter to the communications minister arguing that I had done everything to provide my tweens/teens with safe access to Youtube with available tech and accounts played an important role. While Youtube should be forced to give up control over shorts and algorithmic targeting, removing parental control over age limited accounts and subscriptions was a disaster for responsible parenting.
I got a lazy form response from the staff. I understand why people look to shitty populist alternatives sometimes.
I often forget that there are decent parents out there, I imagine the government do as well, or at least have no respect for them.
It cannot be easy to be a decent parent these days with all of these creeps in charge of tech.
Agree. I am glad I am not in that demographic anymore. I worry for my grandson and all the other children growing up in the current environment.
Society seems to be sucking itself down further into a moral abyss and the big industries are monetising it all as we burn the planet, abuse the innocent and war with each other in small and huge ways.
I let the algorithm choose when I’m playing music, up until it adds a 3 hour live performance to what 'til then had been 3 - 5 minute music videos
Otherwise it’s just subscriptions
I think some people see the selection of subscriptions as too hard
without setting it to subscriptions I get far too many trashtubers and right wing content
the music rabbit hole is still generally okay, but I feel it used to be better.