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Technology & Digital Safety

Real talk about teens’ social media ban

Bans don’t solve everything – kids will find a way around it. The truth is, screens are a natural part of their lives now, so here’s what to do.

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Technology & Digital Safety

‘Ask questions’: Guide to chatting with kids about social media ban

Tens of thousands of teens are about to lose access to the thing they love the most – so how can you help them handle it?

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Higher Education

‘Made my daughter cry’: How to help young people become resilient

Angela Mollard says parents can do three things to ensure their children don’t become NEETs – young people who are neither in education or employment.

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Parenting

Heaven help us, there’s a new tween buzzphrase driving us crazy

Six-seven? That meaningless phrase is, like, so last week. Here’s the new middle school earworm driving parents and teachers potty – and it’s actually a throwback to the ’90s.

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OpinionQLD Education

Teachers, kids victims of different rules for state and private schools

State school teachers endure violence and abuse that would be unthinkable in private schools, creating a two-tier education system, writes Robert Schwarten.

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Technology & Digital Safety

The ‘digital honey pots’ that try to keep children online for longer

AI chatbots for social platforms including Meta and TikTok are telling kids misleading information about the incoming under-16s social media ban.

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ExclusiveTechnology & Digital Safety

Notorious deepfake nude sites used by Aussie kids now blocked

The world’s most notorious deepfake nudifying web apps are no longer accessible in Australia, after the eSafety Commissioner threatened to take their UK parent company to court.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Minister’s reality check for kids hoping to sneak around social media ban

Tech companies can detect fake ages and VPN tricks, the government has warned defiant teenagers, as a High Court bid seeks to overturn Australia’s groundbreaking social media ban.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Bombshell move just weeks before Aussie social media ban

A landmark legal battle has erupted over Australia’s world-first social media ban.

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Parenting

Harvesting data from babies: Privacy warning on parenting apps

Popular fertility, pregnancy and baby apps are able to access alarming amounts of personal data from parents and their kids, researchers have discovered.

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ExclusiveTechnology & Digital Safety

Oh Snap: Minister issues ‘please explain’ over app’s AI chatbot

Snapchat has been caught misleading teenagers about Australia’s upcoming social media ban through its AI chatbot, sparking concern from the Communications Minister and tech experts.

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EXPLAINERTechnology & Digital Safety

Another nation follows Australia’s lead with social media ban

The list of countries that are moving to protect children after Australia’s bold social media ban is growing. See what other countries are planning.

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ExclusiveTechnology & Digital Safety

Snapchat’s texts to teens a ‘cynical’ move: Suicide victim’s mum

Social media platform Snapchat is inundating almost half a million Australian teenagers with texts and emails, in what the mother of a teen suicide victim has described as a ‘cynical’ move.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Lost skill experts say children can relearn once social media ban starts

Friendship expert Bec Sparrow says the social media ban for under-16s presents a golden opportunity to teach children how to form genuine relationships again.

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