Hey, so the Australian government is banning social media for under 16s, with the law coming into affect at midnight, meaning a whole bunch of socmeds that operate in Australia are putting in age verification methods etc. As I am not giving my ID to any social media ever, if I suddenly disappear, I'll still be posting fic at cloverfield on AO3.
Considering I haven't heard tumblr mentioned in the sweep I am wondering if it squeaked under the radar? But it's going to apply to Twitch, YouTube, X/Twitter, Facebook etc so who fuckin' knows.
Looks like tumblr is getting hit by the Australian socmed ban - or rather that tumblr is complying in advance as they will likely be swept into the law. My account will go dark the minute I'm asked to verify my age as I will not provide any kind of ID or image with my real name or identity to a social media account, and especially not link it to my bank account.
I don't know how they'll determine which accounts it needs to apply to. My tumblr account is almost 15 years old so it's possible I won't be hit, but I just don't know. I'll be here until the ship sinks, playing my metaphorical violin, but I may disappear suddenly and without warning.
It's likely I won't be able to post a goodbye or where to find me note, as I don't use any other social media.
If all else fails, I will still be posting fic on AO3 as per the link above. If you want my personal email, message me.




















