100,000 Aussies boycott social media
Thousands, including singer Jessica Mauboy and Olympian Lani Pallister, have logged off in memory of an Aussie who took his own life after he was sextorted online.
Let Them Be Kids
Let Them Be Kids is a News Corp Australia campaign calling for children under 16 to be restricted from having social media accounts.
‘Out of hand’: Bouris’ terrifying stalker ordeal
One of the nation’s best-known businessman has revealed how a Twitter user went too far, as part of a campaign to encourage Aussies to abstain from social media today.
‘Scary’: Collingwood stars open up about social media trolls
AFL star Brayden Maynard reveals the most common reason why social media trolls target him as he and teammate Tom Mitchell make a heartfelt pledge after an unthinkable tragedy.
23,000 kids take a stand with social media blackout
More than 20,000 Aussie schoolchildren are giving up social media for 24 hours today, as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers.
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‘Election promise’: Albo, Dutton urged to raise social media age
If Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton make an election promise to raise the age limit for social media use for children, they’ll “win the vote of every parent”, according to Nova host and social media reform advocate Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli.
‘Sensible’: Dutton backs raising social media age to 16
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to raise the minimum age for social media to 16 and promised a future Coalition government would do so within 100 days of taking office. It follows this mastheads campaign on the issue.
Data dump: How social media age check will preserve privacy
Australians would not need to hand over personal information to social media giants in order to verify the age of account holders, it has been revealed.
‘Flick the switch’: Child safety crusader’s threat to tech giants
Leading child safety advocate Hetty Johnston says social media giants should face a global class action for failing to protect children.
Ahead of the curve: The parents who banned their kids from social media
A couple who have refused to allow their children access to mobile phones and social media for a decade have likened their dangers and risk of addiction to smoking.
Barefoot Investor: ‘This is the hardest thing I’ve ever written’
Scott Pape admits this is the hardest subject he has come across as he urges change across Australia.
Bullies who killed Jess were never punished
Jess Tolhurst could not avoid her tormentors, but because their evil didn’t break social media ‘community standards’, they were never punished over her death.
‘Traumatised, violated’: Overseas sextortion rackets targeting vulnerable kids
Schools are taking out special cyber-bullying insurance, amid alarming revelations that overseas criminals posing as students are targeting Queensland kids for sextortion.
Body of evidence: Social media poisoning teenagers’ self-image
Nearly half of Australian high school children have skipped school due to poor body image and the majority of them report that social media fuelled their insecurity.
Australian girls’ health is tanking – so what’s gone wrong?
We’re at the tipping point
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