Posts tagged "Privacy"

Australia Is Going to Come for VPNs Next, Watch

Nobody in Canberra has stood up and said “we’re banning VPNs.” They don’t have to. If you’ve watched how this government operates, you already know where this is heading. The under-16 social media ban kicked in back in December. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, all of them now have to take “reasonable steps” to keep kids off, or cop fines up to $49.5 million. Fine. Whatever you think of the policy, that’s the law now.

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under 16s: Child Safety or Surveillance Trojan Horse?

In less than a week, Australia becomes the first democracy in the world to ban under-16s from social media. On December 10th, 2025, platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Snapchat, Reddit, and Twitch will be legally required to boot millions of Australian teenagers off their platforms or face fines up to $50 million per violation. We are about to run a massive social experiment on an entire generation. And I do not think protecting children is the real goal here.