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"We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last
week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess.
But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole thing even
more grotesque: turns out the campaign pushing hardest for the ban was run by
an ad agency that makes gambling ads. The same gambling ads that were facing
their own potential ban—until the Australian government decided that, hey, with
all the kids kicked off social media, gambling ads can stay.
Really.
That’s the latest in this incredible scoop from the Australian publication
Crikey."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
