Here, they find some unity – Barnaby Joyce agrees:
I support greater controls on social media because of exactly what Tanya said. The damage that can be done especially to young girls and eating disorders. It really does happen. It really concerns so many parents, the fact you get bullying online.
I think Google could easily come forward and say they have the capacity to control that noxious stuff. They have AI. They’re incredibly capable. The question you have to ask why do they allow such content to go on their platform. The content to go on their platform. The content that’s not informative it’s completely toxic, completely dangerous. Such things as competitions to how skinny you can be and people saying outrageous things to one another. Why do they allow it to happen? Because they don’t… They still allow it to happen they sit back and say, you’re not the model person, model commercial person in this and therefore we have to try and control it somewhat.
(So there is political unity over the FM radio policy that plays well to parents, but looks questionable as to having any material impact when it comes to keeping kids safe, as well as putting the onus on parents to ensure the bans are upheld, and not the tech giants to ensure the spaces they have created are safe)
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