> We've been hearing politicians complain for years that they're losing the youth when it comes to long-standing foreign policy positions

I have literally never heard this.

The ban doesn't stop teens consuming social media content like tik tok. Your argument seems like quite a stretch.

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swiftcoder 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> The ban doesn't stop teens consuming social media content like tik tok.

That is exactly what the ban aims to do? TikTok is literally listed in the article as one of the platforms ordered to ban access by under-16s

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XorNot 3 days ago | parent [-]

The ban is on having an account. Tiktok video is publicly viewable.

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swiftcoder 3 days ago | parent [-]

> Tiktok video is publicly viewable

Is it still publicly viewable without age verification in Australia? It's a little unclear from TFA whether the ban is purely on account creation, or also applies to viewing.

	▲	protocolture 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes. Ditto Youtube. And 4chan. It takes the completely ridiculous idea that harm is caused by having an account. Youtube even pointed out that, the lack of account means it cant work its algo magic to try and push age appropriate videos to users. Government doesnt care. No Account. No Problem. Ironically, youtube is now more likely to send kids andrew tate or russian propaganda to kids.
	▲	XorNot 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I'm in Australia on a phone without VPN and do not have a Tiktok account: googling "Tiktok" just now direct linked me to Tiktok's Web app and started auto playing. AFAIK this is strictly on having an account.

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feb012025 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm very surprised you've never heard anything like this.

Here's Hillary Clinton onstage a week ago: https://x.com/prem_thakker/status/1995961131215847749

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DavidPiper 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

As another Australian, I have also never heard this.

There is a lot of Australian-American political confusion/conflation in this whole thread.