Mark Bouris reveals a Twitter stalker came to his house
As part of Unplug24 – which encourages Aussies to abstain from social media today – one of the nation’s best-known businessmen has spoken about a Twitter stalker invading his private life.
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.
Premier unplugged: Mali set to suspend social media accounts
Prolific social media poster Premier Peter Malinauskas will switch off social media for a day to highlight the damage it can cause.
Editor’s view: Social media giants simply do not care
How callous would you have to be to ignore a plea for help from an experienced principal trying to protect the mental wellbeing of his young charges, writes the editor.
Unplug24: How you can get involved
Unplug24 is a national day of action to help shine light on the toxic effects of social media. See how you can get involved.
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‘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.
Editor’s view: Laws to rein in social media harm have teeth
The government’s announcement of social media laws is a good first step, but some believe there is more that can be done, writes the editor.
‘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.
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