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Australian eSafety: “It is a ‘dark pattern’ to permit people to 1/ amend mistakes 2/ be in control of information about themselves 3/ be obliged to validate abuse reports”
Clearly the perspective which the Australian eSafety Commissioner brings to the table is “users are untrustworthy scum and must be whipped into control” – basically like MPs, then.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4181pkxl2o
#australia #censorship #eSafety #onlineSafety #socialMediaBan #surveillance
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