Moment of reckoning for out of control social media platforms
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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.
Mali challenges Albo and Dutton over social media age ban
Premier Peter Malinauskas has issued a written plea to federal leaders to pass an under-16s social media ban.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about Aussie kids, just his bottom line
What Elon Musk is really saying is that he does not care about Australia’s children, writes the editor.
‘Blood on our hands’: Aussie parents’ plea on social media ban
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