‘Strong action’: PM reveals more details in social media age ban
Australia is poised to be the first country in the world to impose a minimum social media age of 16 as Labor backs the limit to protect children from online harms.
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.
‘Happened before’: Parents speak out as Ella’s mum breaks silence
Shattered parents at an elite Brisbane girls’ school have said Ella’s tragic bullying saga is not a one off as her mum has spoken out for the first time.
Kids at risk: Warning signs every parent needs to look out for
Aussie children are facing a crisis like no other generation, but there are ways parents can help them. It can start by answering these questions.
Parents keep having to bury their children – enough is enough
The greed that fuels social media behemoths stands in our way of change – but how many more parents have to bury their children?
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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.
The other ‘public health issue’ for our children besides social media
Consent education became mandatory for all schoolchildren in May 2023, now there are calls to also focus on porn literacy with rates of teens accessing explicit material a “public health issue”.
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
US top doc all aboard on Mali’s social media ban bid
SA’s push to ban children aged under 14 from social media has been bolstered by the United States’ top doctor in a meeting with Premier Peter Malinauskas.
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