Comment on Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned
atrielienz@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I’m shocked. Well not that shocked.
It’s always a good idea to follow the money. A few random bandwagon jumpers screaming about saving the children provided a front for a gambling company. Should we be asking them questions about their involvement in said company? I think we should.
misk@piefed.social 5 days ago
It is possible to be right for wrong reasons.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I can agree with what you’re saying but also say that this is more a case of the road to hell being paved with good intentions.
They wanted to offload their responsibility as parents for enforcing parental controls for their children onto the internet at large, which puts the identities and PII of adults at risk in a way that is increasingly more dangerous. It also directly contributed to the erosion of our privacy.
They also claim to be a grass roots movement and wouldn’t claim to be affiliated with a corporation (especially not one involved in gambling). That is an important distinction and they should have their feet put to the fire for it because either they knew and didn’t care, or they didn’t know and were manipulated.