I am tech policy adjacent, and HN is WILDLY off base when it comes to how the average voter is thinking about tech currently.

Yes, all major nations have been looking at this since Australia started with it.

There’s been a build up of forces and issues for decades.

The average voter thinks what the media tells them to think. This is not a counterargument to the comment you are replying to.

other countries are also looking at many other things other countries are doing, and somehow doesnt arrive at some kind of semi-census in a very short time of eachother.

I’ve read court opinions from the Indian Supreme Court that reference decisions in other nations.

The OSA and DSA came out relatively close to each other.

The rollout and follow up has been organic, with many nations are still at the wait and see stage.

This consensus has been solidifying for years. Your being unaware of it is perhaps because the topic was uninteresting to you?

It's pushed by child safety charities. It might be hard to imagine due to the echo chamber, but some people do actually support this.

i am sure many people support it, but then they suddenly had a breakthrough all over the world at the same time?