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Cruel clicks: This nasty teen trend turns humiliation into entertainment

Technology & Digital Safety

Cruel clicks: This nasty teen trend turns humiliation into entertainment

A mean prank exploiting an Indigenous man has attracted millions of views – and experts warn viral social media trends like this are eroding the “moral compass” of teens.

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Major change to Roblox: How it affects your kids

Technology & Digital Safety

Major change to Roblox: How it affects your kids

Gaming giant Roblox has unveiled sweeping new safety measures for its 380 million users amid growing scrutiny over dangers for children on the hugely popular online platform.

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Mum of six cracks down on phone use after scary realisation

Technology & Digital Safety

Mum of six cracks down on phone use after scary realisation

Jacqie Jones tells why she’s completely changed her approach to digital parenting for her six kids – after seeing what unrestricted phone use did to her older children.

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‘We gave up our phones for three weeks – and loved it’

‘We gave up our phones for three weeks – and loved it’

Adelaide schoolgirls who survived three weeks without phones say the digital detox left them feeling more connected and ready for next month’s social media ban.

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$825k-a-day fine threat as chatbots expose kids to sex, suicide, terrorism

$825k-a-day fine threat as chatbots expose kids to sex, suicide, terrorism

Four AI companion apps face potential $825,000 daily fines after being caught allowing sexually explicit conversations with minors and promoting self-harm.

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Higher Education

‘Incorrect representation’: Cyber CEO forced to stop using uni title

‘Incorrect representation’: Cyber CEO forced to stop using uni title

A cybersecurity expert and CEO has been forced to stop using the term Adjunct Professor by a major Australian university. See how he explains his actions.

‘Joyless’: The scariest thing about a green Halloween are the eco worriers

‘Joyless’: The scariest thing about a green Halloween are the eco worriers

Some have declared war on traditional Halloween activities, and there are risks lurking in every pumpkin, fake cobwebs and single-use plastic corpse, Susie O’Brien writes.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Sick tricks revealed: Sneaky new way anti-vax parents risk your kids

Sick tricks revealed: Sneaky new way anti-vax parents risk your kids

Facebook is teaching parents how to dodge vaccination laws and treat serious illnesses with honey and onions – see how much childhood immunisation rates have fallen.

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‘Phoenixing’: Fake accounts bombard kids in scary new trend

‘Phoenixing’: Fake accounts bombard kids in scary new trend

A ‘frightening’ new cyber-bullying trend has emerged, and young bullies are using it to relentlessly harass their victims.

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ExclusiveVIC Education

Screen saver: Old school learning returns with 90-minute device limit, no more laptop fees

Screen saver: Old school learning returns with 90-minute device limit, no more laptop fees

A major Victorian education reform aims to take primary school students back to traditional learning, imposing a 90-minute cap on screen time in the classroom and requiring schools to provide laptops.

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VideoExam Results

Your exam secret weapon: Words of wisdom from TikTok tutors

Your exam secret weapon: Words of wisdom from TikTok tutors

From classroom teachers to uni students, a new breed of tech-savvy educators are giving year 12s an exam edge – on a platform best known for memes and dance videos.

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Susie O’Brien: Watch out for this item on school camp lists

Susie O’Brien: Watch out for this item on school camp lists

My son’s camp list contained an item that made me nostalgic for the era of dictionaries, street directories and cameras with film. How do we explain these items to our offspring?

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ExclusiveMental Health

I’m 15 — this is how I think life will change after the social media ban

I’m 15 — this is how I think life will change after the social media ban

Teenagers are being offered cash to do this in the weeks before and after Australia enforces the world’s first under-16 platform ban in less than two months. SEE THE DETAILS

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‘Sigma, skibidi, delulu’: Decoding Gen Alpha’s baffling new language

‘Sigma, skibidi, delulu’: Decoding Gen Alpha’s baffling new language

Have you heard your kids shouting “6-7” and had no idea what they’re talking about? You’re not the only one.

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