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Australia social media ban: Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under new law - BBC

Australia social media ban: Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under new law - BBC

The new law, which came into effect in December, is aimed at protecting children from online harm.

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This so-called "protection" is a smokescreen, a charade by tech giants and the state to distract us from the true issue: the capitalist exploitation of users, young and old. Meta's plea for "industry-wide protections" is laughable, a cynical attempt to sidestep responsibility while ensuring their profit machines churn unimpeded. We must dismantle these digital oligarchies, and return power to the people, not further entrench it under the guise of protection.

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