Another fun thing we can notice - is that AI chat bots are inherently not human or social media. So in the situation where social media is banned, some people will resort to chatting with AI instead.

In the end. It just a rant. There no correct answer and not truth.
Maybe, if you want to live in unchanging world of old people. It is a correct law.
But know that at least one people will hate you for that.
Thank you for your time.
Mistmage, A stranger on the internet.

But maybe... That's just your belief.
They need to make their own.
Because yours aren't working.

And they are also people. No matter what person in suit says. After all, he is depended on you believing that belief is the truth. So maybe you better to think again.

Social media are harms kids? Don't even make me laugh.

World is. #Futureless After all. You made it that way.

People are smart. Young people understand much better and learn efficiently. Yes they are not as expected and they make mistakes. Yes they lack yours beliefs in what right and what wrong.

So stuck your middle aged belly, and go to work.
It wont bring happiness, but its all we do
It grey and boring, and inefficient.
Just don't forget to protect your kids. You don't want them to be harmed right? It is better to live not knowing truth a bit longer. The world is Gray. We made it that way

And it is fine that knowledge you are learning is half lies and half outdated, don't worry its alright. We old people know better.
You will understand when it's time.

We already ruined most of our planet anyway, we allowed worst people to come to power, and we don't care about that and live well!

After all Old people already knows everything there is to know. They solved all problems, and have no flaws.
They experienced and wise.
And young people... Go to school, and learn well.
Just follow well and it will be fine.
You have time. Then you may play or something. That what kids do right?

From gambling that inherit part of a not deterministic world.
From addictions, that adds meaning to our life.
From sensual things, because it is dirty, and it is easy to make mistakes. From knowledge, because they wont understand.
Because what if it harms them? What if it changes them?

Of course that division, will have no real effect, after all we have much more older people and therefore they are right. And young ones...

Are children. Not people As was told may times by old mans in suit, we need to protect children

All i was talking now, was about is about people who will lose access they had. What about ones who never had one? Well, they will become isolated.
As i said, they will find new platforms to communicate.
Ones that never be found by older people that their own proper ones.

Here, we need to say that from my perspective - Everything is a social media. YouTube is a social media, as we have comments and more. Discord is a social media.
Even Minecraft is one.
That why the law is so stupid, it is impossible to do anything other then forbid access to internet as whole

Then we have lurers. People who just used it know news or learn stuff. Who will just disappear. Loose connection with world.
And trolls, who do the same.. Or will they? How many will find "Alternative" in bulling? Or find new addiction.

Or use VPN and ignore law that is it Australia only.

And for other, it was their future.
It is meaningless to say how many creators killed that law. But we already know what they feel.
China already provided as data by ruining its own tutoring industry. Except creation is closer to soul then just teaching.
So "Bai lan" or "lying flat" nothing matters

What i want to talk is consequences if it magically worked.

Lets start from people who loose access they have right now. For some it is not important.
But for others it was their life.
Some are deep in depression and its their support.
Some are alienated because of race, orientation. or belief.

On the Australia's decision to ban access to social media to people younger then 16:

I will not say anything how it is a meaningless law that is impossible to implement without using the ID.
it will either lost in time after next elections or be left as an artefact used to play whak-a-mole.