Social Media Ban - impact for sports

What are the implications for sports, footy clubs in utilising social media platforms which are such an integral part of communications and engagement strategies to young fans? Can clubs keep u16’s watching their socials?

NB: No need for stupid lines about no kids wanting to engage with Essendon coz we’re crap etc. We have enough doomer threads elsewhere.

You had me at “Nedia Bab”

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NEDIA BAB

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A large uptick in juniors on blitz.

Hello :wave:t4: younger people

:older_man:t2:

Never underestimate dmapes drive to make new threads

Thats not a good thing

WELCOME TO THE ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB DISCORD

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Sorry about that! Terrible typing. Now fixed :smiley:

You love them. Here you are, commenting on them as always.

it’s amazing there is a social media ban before online po-rn.

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Not sure new thread title is an improvement…

My cricket club uses WhatsApp as the main form of communications amongst the playing group, which includes juniors as well as seniors. TeamApp is also another way sporting clubs can send out correspondence to players. So it doesn’t have to be a social media platform that is being used to keep in touch with everyone.

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Doesn’t the government realize that teenagers are smarter they are, and will find ways around any technical limitations?

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It’s a big thing for footy clubs though…. Social platforms are how clubs communicate with their younger fans.

Same outfit that thought a DNS block would prevent piracy

So nah

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They could just post the content directly to the club website.

I know it’s not the same, but it at least will serve as a really straightforward initial workaround.

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I come to blitz to get away from Gen Z.

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True. However it’s a big thing for sports clubs. This upends their whole go to market with respect to how it communicates with its fans and the whole fandom thing. Talk about a shakeup to the sports marketing industry :thinking:

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all this talk about whether or not it will work is irrevelant. The government just wants to be seen as doing something, they don’t give a stuff if it works or not

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