I'm in Oz and haven't had any interaction with the online safety act other than hearing about it in the news and from others. It's had no impact on the platforms I use (Substack, Twitter and Patreon). Probably because its rushed implementation appears to have been a bit farcical. I know people my age who've been blocked from social media until they do the facial-age-guessing thing, but then a few friends of my son's say they are scrolling tick-tock etc without having been queried at all - and they're 10yo's.
I'm in Oz and haven't had any interaction with the online safety act other than hearing about it in the news and from others. It's had no impact on the platforms I use (Substack, Twitter and Patreon). Probably because its rushed implementation appears to have been a bit farcical. I know people my age who've been blocked from social media until they do the facial-age-guessing thing, but then a few friends of my son's say they are scrolling tick-tock etc without having been queried at all - and they're 10yo's.
I would be incredibly interested in reading any writings/musings from the pilgrimage trail upon your return.
Just putting that out there...