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Also note that the government is attacking social media on a second front.

Last night they took advantage of the population being distracted by the US election by having an extended parliamentary session to push forward with a second reading of the controversial misinformation bill.

The government and state media apparatus are of course both immune from any penalty under the bill.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/acma-crackdown-social...

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Part of the concerted effort against social media is the (sudden?) loss of ability to control the narrative by the established power base. Politics and Print / Television Media used to have the last word on "facts", but now every man and his dog can create their own narrative.

Methinks they're, again, using "think of the children" as a bulwark against the inevitability of their own waning power. The more things change...

Can we also prevent under 16s from being exposed to religious teachings?

I really hope you sort this out.

When I have my masters degree finished I would like to live in your beautiful country where a lot of wonderful people live.

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