2d ago

From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia’s social media ban, simply by not logging in

Test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content

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Right-wingers are just the loudest people out there. They don't seem to have a counterbalance. It feels like this was the plan all along.
Looks like those are the next things to be banned
- Annoying everyone into fascism. Fantastic.
- videos praising the neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell and the anti-immigration rallies
  Talking and acting like a neo nazi is what will get you labelled as one. It just so happens that those same people also tend to drape themselves in flags and justify their actions as ‘patriotism’.
- You must be easily baffled. But then, you are on MAGA place commenting about Australia.
  If you are here in good faith, check out the Cronulla riot and Pauline Hanson, then come back about flags.
  
  Hasn't noticed their instance; thanks for pointing it out. I had vaguely heard about there being some new, right wing instances, but I hadn't seen any specifics. It's a useful thing to be aware of, because one of the things that I most enjoy about Lemmy is being able to have productive discussions, and I'm not interested in engaging with people who don't seem to value that.

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