‘Take it down’: Premier’s fury amid latest school social media scandal
Premier David Crisafulli has slammed schools for failing in their duty of care, and social media giants for allowing porn and other illegal material to remain on their platforms.
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.
‘I’ll live for my Ollie’: Mum’s brave fight after losing her only child
After tragically losing her son Ollie, Mia Bannister has issued a warning to parents about social media dangers as she launches a charity in his honour.
New limits: Gamechanging social media ban age checks coming
More than 1000 Australian schoolchildren will be recruited to trial identity verification technology that will be used to enforce new social media age restrictions. SEE HOW IT WILL WORK
Editor’s view: Social media giants are just not trying to protect kids
It’s a lack of will, not a lack of capability, that is enabling kids to get around social media platforms’ rules, writes the editor.
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Two-thirds of Australian adults support social media ban, according to new poll
Two-thirds of Aussie adults support the Albanese Government’s social media ban for kids under 16, but a new poll has laid bare how many are concerned kids will find a way around it.
Australia praised for world-leading social media ban
Australia’s world-leading new law banning under-16s from social media has got people talking all around the globe, with multiple international polls backing the idea.
Australia’s social media age ban: How it will work
Historic new laws have been passed to ensure Australians under 16 are banned from social media such as Facebook and Instagram. Here’s how the ban will work.
Social media ban may pass as you read this – it’s happening too fast
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