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1. nomilk · 1790133002 · focus · HN ↗

   As is common in political shenanigans, the draft bill has a euphemistic label ('algorithmic opt-out') - what it actually does is allow unspecified bureaucrats such as the Minister for Communications to designate any individual piece of content as 'harmful' and have it banished from the internet.

   As an Australian who just wants relatively free access to information (and the ability to freely/easily discuss it), it's frustrating.

   And it's not the first time the Australian government has done this; last year they banned U16 from social media, several weeks later everyone was alerted to Bondi by... social media.. so they could get the heck out of there, but U16... they were left clueless and unable to get updates (news sites ran 30+ minutes behind real-time events and official sites like NSW Police took 70+ minutes to even announce there was a shooter).

   1. gregoryl · 1790133851 · focus · HN ↗

      We elected a central-left government, and somehow ended up with center right. Its deeply frustrating.

      1. nullbio · 1790135322 · focus · HN ↗

         I think you meant to say: We intended on electing a central-left government, and got a far-left Fabian government.

         1. Nursie · 1790140671 · focus · HN ↗

            Far left? LMFAO, what planet are you from?

            Labor is in bed with big business, the gambling lobby and the resources sector. Ain't nothing 'left' about any of that.

            The only people who think Labor are far left are those who have swallowed the ON/Wannabe-MAGA propaganda, as they try desperately to portray the mainstream as radical. The problem is that Albo's a boring, grey, middle-of-the-road, managerial type of PM so it's laughable to anyone with half a brain.

            Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of problems with how Labor are going about governing, this is not an endorsement of them. But the idea they're far anything is such utter brainrot.

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