One thing I've noticed is missing from most reporting on Australia's social media ban is the risks that come with kids (and adults wanting to avoid age verification) using VPNs to get around the laws. VPN usage has spiked massively in places where similar restrictions are in place, and many free VPN services spy on users way more than their ISP does.
I love VPNs, and I always have mine on, but as someone who used free VPN browser extensions to watch Netflix in different countries when I was a kid, I feel like this ban might trigger a huge cybersecurity and privacy problem beyond the dangers of age verification itself 🤷♀️
Anyway, I'm certainly no expert, but there are some good VPN recommendations on @privacyguides that are worth looking at:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/
#australia #socialmediaban #privacy #security #vpn #socialmedia #onlinesafety
From AP News.com: Vermont rescue team sees increase of calls as social media lures skiers into danger
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
#australia #socialmedia #freespeech #censorship @democracy @socialmedia #democracy #tech #tiktok #technology #education
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB5qWphJE
#SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #Satire
I just realised that my first experience with coding of any sort was building a MySpace page. And I doubt I’m alone in that fact! Not to sound too “back in my day,” but it’s a shame that sort of creativity is often stifled nowadays.
#SocialMedia #HTML #CSS #coding #nostalgia
As much as I don't like LinkedIn, but this piece is really good:
"You Shared One Holiday Photo Of Your Child. You Have No Idea Where It Went Next."
It sends a *really* good message out on why not to share too much (esp. images) on Big Tech social media, and what to do to instead.
#sharenting #privacy #OnlineSafety #SocialMedia #SurveillanceCapitalism #SurveillanceAdvertising
Instavault: Công cụ AI tổng hợp bài lưu từ Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn & X vào 1 nơi, tự động phân loại 🔄, tìm kiếm toàn diện 🔍 và xuất sang Notion 📌. Kết hợp công nghệ AI với tiện ích quản lý nội dung dễ dàng cho các nền tảng mạng xã hội. #AItool #CôngCụAI #Notion #TiệnÍch #SocialMedia #QuảnLý Bài Đăng
How ICE’s Plan To Monitor Social Media Threatens Not Just Privacy, But Civic Participation
Will Australia's Social Media Law Work?
#News #TechNews #Australia #SocialMedia #Kids #Laws
Daily Podcast: Will Australia's Social Media Law Work?
#News #TechNews #Australia #SocialMedia #Kids #Laws #podcast
https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/alw
»How boys get sucked into the manosphere« https://theconversation.com/how-boys-get-sucked-into-the-manosphere-270808?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
»Pete Hegseth Says the Pentagon's New Chatbot Will Make America 'More Lethal'« https://www.404media.co/pete-hegseth-says-the-pentagons-new-chatbot-will-make-america-more-lethal/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia