Here is what is banned:
— Facebook — Instagram — Kick — Reddit — Snapchat — Threads — TikTok — Twitch — X — YouTube
Here is what is explicitly allowed, for now:
— Discord — GitHub — Google Classroom — LEGO Play — Messenger — Pinterest — Roblox — Steam and Steam Chat — WhatsApp — YouTube Kids
First of all, why is Reddit banned and not Discord?
More importantly, why is GitHub even mentioned here?
GitHub is not social media. It is a source code repository hosting service. It’s for professional work, not sharing gossip. Do they also have their eyes on Gitlab, Bitbucket, Codeberg, etc.?
What about Usenet groups?
Those could be considered social networking, but they’re not websites. They don’t even rely on a single server. I would love it if kids discovered those.
Pretty sure they explicitly excluded BlueSky from the ban too.
They left it out completely. You probably weren’t supposed to notice that.
We all know that every 16 yr.old and under knows how to get around the ‘ban’ lol.
To start they’ll use whatever isn’t blocked. The government is ready for that though. I’m waiting for kids to get smart and start using truly decentralized stuff.
Their horrible government is forcing them to learn how to resist online control. Hopefully this will create an entire generation of Aussies who cannot be censored.
First of all, why is Reddit banned and not Discord?
Read about Nepal Discord elections
That’s something I didn’t know about.
That would be even more reason for the government to ban or limit Discord’s availability. Maybe the Australian government has some special access to Discord. I’ve heard rumors that the US government does.
I might of been snarky when I said "just read about it" I'll give you the scoop. In authoritarian Nepal, the PM got mad about memes, so banned all social media, implemented curfew "that'll show 'em" I don't know if you've heard of this one but "the gov would never completely ban games/social media/streaming ect. People need a release valve and taking it away will mean 'If I can't live comfortably, I guess I will riot'" So we got to see firsthand what happens if you take it away. People stormed their elected offices, the PM ran away and (this part is real) held an election on Discord for new PM.
And the intelligence agencies do have a direct link into Discord, confirmed in senate hearing.
I took this instance in Australia as "Reddit-cucks stay cucked, while gamers rise up."
