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by pseudalopex 117 days ago
> I'm really surprised Substack thinks Australia's social media laws apply to them.

Why would they not?
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stevage 116 days ago
Because the laws, as I understood them, apply to platforms with social interaction with strangers. (Watching YouTube is ok - logging into YouTube is not.) Whereas I understand Substack to be essentially a one-way channel.
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pseudalopex 116 days ago
Substack has comments.

The law restricted accounts. Not reading. But this was not what you said surprised you.

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stevage 115 days ago
Yeah but I was unable to even read the article.
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