Let’s start with the facts shall we.
· The social media ban was never about protecting children – if it was, they would’ve listened to the psychologists who said it was a bad move and would cause more problems, not less.
· YouTube is not a problem – but banning children from having YouTube accounts makes it a problem – because you can watch YouTube without an account – you just can’t manage it, control it – or make it safe. Oh the stupidity!
· Roblox changed their account settings to comply with this shit. They made Roblox more unsafe by doing it. Eg: they though by adding age range crap would help, it didn’t. In order to bypass it (so my kids still had access to their favourite games), I had to register my old wrinkled face as the owner of the account. Which made it recognise me/their account as being owned by someone over 21. (BTW: I was incredibly insulted by the one that said “we have recognised you are over 40 – even though I am, I still found it hideously confronting).
This means that now my kids can ONLY text other people on the platform who are over 21. Luckily – I play with them, and I’ve taught them all about being safe online – so I know they’re safe. But for others who don’t keep an eye on their kids, or teach them these necessary skills – it made Roblox worse.
· I don’t give a fig about Tik Tok or other platforms, as my kids don’t have them. But they do have kids messenger because that’s the only way they have to contact my parents via a ‘facetime’ time platform. They don’t like WhatsApp or whatever else. They like the kids one because it’s easy, fun and it’s connected to me and other family members who they can contact in an emergency (as they don’t have phones – they aren’t old enough for a phone yet, and I can’t afford them anyway).
· Facebook and other social media outlets (like discord etc) are the only ways that some autistic or otherwise disabled people can access their community, meet new people and socialise. (let’s discuss this more in a moment.
· Psychs in Australia did the research on bullying before this shit came in. The findings:
1. Only about 11% of bullying comes from online platforms.
2. The bullying on online can be controlled if taught how to block, ban, turn off those platforms
3. The rest of the bullying (anywhere from 89%) comes from in person exchanges – mostly from schools. Schools do not teach how to block, ban or turn off – because those options aren’t available in person. Schools are not held accountable for the bullying. Schools don’t teach any other methods to control bullying.
4. Already isolated people will suffer from the ban most
5. Homeschoolers/disabled people are most affected
· Kids have already found ways around the ban – mostly VPN’s, but some were kicked off things like YouTube automatically. To get around this – they opened new account under a fake birth date and used a photo of their grandparent or parent, or even photos of their dogs to get around the facial recognition component. It was extremely easy to circumvent.
· Apparently about 78% of under 16’s in Australia are still using social media.
· Apparently Facebook had approx. 3 billion users in 2024, and still have 3 billion users now (as of June 2026). So yeah – it worked well (sarcasm implied).
· Some children moved to different platforms – they didn’t stop using platforms, they just changed to different ones, but by going by the figures of people still using Facebook etc – nothings actually changed.
· Some children use their parents accounts -mine do, have always used mine – so I can keep an eye on them, because I’m a clued in or responsible parent who wants to know what their kids are doing.
Let’s talk about what’s happened since the social media ban in Australia.
Didly squat is the biggest thing to say about the ban. Nothings changed…. But it might be about to change, or have a more dire effect.
Since December, our government has trebled their discrimination against disabled people (and they have been focussing squarely on autistic people specifically). They have been slashing peoples plans, pushing people off NDIS and making new rules around NDIS.
They are going to take thousands of disabled people off supports (specifically around 240,000 autistic children) – yes – yet again they are targeting disabled children. It’s like they have an autistiphobic agenda. (Sarcasm and realism implied – they literally do have a plan, if you read the Thriving kids plan released Jan this year – it literally is their plan).
They are removing 50% of community participation supports (as I refenced earlier). This means disabled people will have to cut back significantly on supports. Some disabled people have said (during the senate enquiry a week ago) that they will be reduced from 3 to 4 showers a week to one, they will only be able to attend one medical appointment, and unable to access the community at all. They won’t be able to see friends, do shopping or leave their houses etc.
This means that social media/online sources will become their lifeline. But since the ban – this becomes a legal issue. It is literally now illegal for them to socialise, and their only ‘legal’ PREVIOUS way to connect with others in person has been removed by that same government that banned them from connecting online.
Do you see the pattern yet? If you are autistic – you probably saw it before the ban came into play (like I did) and I bitched about it back then (find my previous blogs for proof of this).
I’ve recently seen a few advocates and ignorant people say they are for the ban. Wake up! Please! This was never (will never) be about protecting children – this is about segregation and the eradication of disabled people from society – all society -not just online – but from all places.
This is straight from the fascist/murdering/ableist/racist/sexist abusers handbook.
STEP ONE: create hatred of disabled people, so that the general public won’t care when they do anything to us. Fear monger related things and supports that disabled people use – so when they’re removed – the public will cheer. Australia has been setting up these banning campaigns and hatred of NDIS for about a year or so.
STEP TWO: isolate from all (through all possible means) – online, in person, news, government, voting, etc etc. They took away the ability to complain about the NDIS bill and gave full powers to the minister to take away all supports at will. They gave disabled people 11 hours notice to be in Melbourne to be heard by the commission. They took away our childrens rights to online communication under the guise of ‘protecting children’ – next step adults. They took away our supports to in person (removing community participation.
STEP THREE: make living impossible. Lower wages or raise price of living without increases pensions etc. (this was actually coincidental with Orange Turds war – but the effect is the same)
STEP FOUR: Take away remaining supports. Removal of all people from NDIS and SEND supports. They’ve already started in Australia and the UK with the removal of SEND funding, SEND schools and SEND supports and training.
Step FIVE: remove medical care, some areas in Australia are already being affected by the removal of NDIS with nothing to replace it
STEP SIX: death. This step is about to start in full in October this year. Some have already perished from their plans being slashed…. So, how long do you want to bet their plan will be completed?
Sorry for the depressing blog – but you need to wake up. This isn’t about social media bullying – this is about government control and the eradication of disabled people.
Teachers – be aware – your jobs are about to get worse
Parents, be aware – you may be forced into quitting your jobs to take care of your loved ones and forced into homeschooling – it will be your only option.
Children – I’m sorry – you are the group that they are targeting. But – there’s a vote in 2 years in Australia – make sure if you are 16 now – that you vote when you turn 18 – vote against this atrocity.
To people who are for the social media ban – wake up! You can teach your kids to be safe online, you can keep them safe. But you can’t keep them safe when their rights are removed and the only things that keep them connected and keep them able to communicate with the outside world is taken from them – and YOU vote for that removal of rights. Don’t be ridiculous. This is nothing but trouble. WAKE THE FUCK UP!