Australia PM stuns with horrific viral comment in parliament: WTF did I just watch?

A clip of Anthony Albanese addressing parliament about cracking down further on the social media ban has gone viral – but not for the reason you might expect.Speaking on Thursday, the Prime Minister advocated for expanding the country’s world-first under-16 social media ban.He addressed growing concerns about young Australians being exposed to pornography, “nudify apps,” and violent material – key features of the online “manosphere,” an internet subculture defined by anti-feminist, misogynistic, and male supremacist ideologies.The federal government plans to strengthen online safety laws amid mounting evidence that children are still accessing major platforms, more than six months after age restrictions were first introduced.But it was the PM’s graphic description of algorithm-driven dangers that stopped Aussies mid-scroll.“We know that algorithms drive people towards more and more extreme positions,” Mr Albanese told the House of Representatives.“So they start off in a mainstream position – talking about ethnicity perhaps, or faith – and they end up, over a period of time, receiving in their inbox … Nazi-level propaganda, with calls for violence.”He then detailed the physical toll of these extreme online pipelines.“With some of these algorithms coming through, we’re seeing increased presentations in our hospitals of young women who have been choked, strangled.We see anal tearing growing at an extraordinary, horrific rate because what too many young men are seeing online is normalizing behavior that is anything but.”On social media, viewers couldn’t get over the Prime Minister’s choice of words.“Albo shouldn’t be dropping ‘anal tearing’ in parliament,” one user wrote.“WTF did I just watch?” another confused viewer asked.“This can’t be real … Surely the PM didn’t say that,” a third added.

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