Australia has banned under-16s from having social media accounts. The UK is already rolling out age verification under the Online Safety Act and you know they are itching to push it further.They are selling it as child protection, but what you are really getting is ID checks, facial age scans and a surveillance wet dream wrapped in pastel horseshit. This is not about safety. It is about control. And gamers are just the beta test.In this episode I shred the spin behind the “ban”, break down why enforcement is already failing, and torch the real motive: state backed data grabs dressed up as “helping the children”. No fluff. No filter. Just fire.Then we get into the rest of the week’s gaming chaos: Fragpunk being aggressively mid, free games that are actually worth your bandwidth, Splitgate’s refund drama, Arc Raiders’ morality meltdown, Ubisoft’s latest betrayal and why the Escapist spirit lives on in Second Wind. If you think this stuff does not touch you, you are already lost.Backing Music by: @StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller⁩ Stay ConnectedFollow on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ScottyMcGamingBusiness: dragonbytemedia@gmx.comDisclaimer: Industry commentary based on my professional experience working on/around live-service systems and analytics. Views are my own and not those of any past or current employer. Do not harass developers or studios, use official feedback/report channels.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro: Toddlers With Tasers00:50 Australia’s Social Media Ban: Behind The Curtain02:28 Why This Ban Will Fail (And Make Things Worse)03:56 The Real Fix: Parents, Not Passports05:51 Surveillance Dressed As Safety08:04 Fragpunk: Mid Then, Mid Now09:21 New and Free Games This Week: Hogwarts Legacy to Splitgate13:14 Splitgate Refund Drama: Should They Pay Back?15:16 Arc Raiders Morality Debate: Is PvP Evil?17:57 If I Could Ban One Platform…19:49 The Escapist Is Dead, Long Live Second Wind22:26 What’s Next After BO7 And BF6?26:56 Ubisoft Burns XDefiant, Announces New FPS30:06 AI Bubble? Nah. It’s A RAM Crisis.32:39 Could Medal Of Honour Kill COD?35:27 Channel Update: Unfiltered, Unhinged, Unstoppable#AustraliaSocialMediaBan #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #GamersAgainstCensorship