Labor should hit social media companies where it hurts: Greens
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Quotes attributable to Greens Spokesperson for Communication, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: “The Government’s newly released rules for the social media ban today show what a farce this ban is. “Rather than policing the sharks, the government is just hoping kids don’t jump in the water. “This is going to leave a lot of parents and a lot of young people in a vulnerable state come December when the ban kicks in.
“If the government was serious about protecting our kids, they would hit the social media companies where it hurts: their business model. “We need a ban on social media companies targeting minors with advertising and dangerous algorithms. That is the only reason these companies want young people on their platforms; so they can sell them things, target them with their advertising, and collect their data.
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