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It’s not about the children, it’s about how monetize surveillance: demand the illiberal, stupid, self-defeating & impossible, & then criminalise the wrong people for circumvention

1 · Alecmuffett · June 28, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
uncategorised Age Verification Australia Feed Social media policies surveillance law and regulation youth and technology
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The blog post discusses Australia's plans to double penalties for tech companies violating bans on social media usage by individuals under 16. The author provocatively argues against the punitive approach, implying that it criminalizes the wrong individuals while failing to address the systemic issues of surveillance and control.
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