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Fake nudes: Crackdown on latest insidious threat to our teens

AI technology used to create fake nudes will be targeted in a new crackdown as the shocking number of visits to well-known ‘nudify’ sites is revealed.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - October 17, 2024: eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant appears at the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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Bring it on: Safety chief ready for big tech blowback on age limit

Australia’s online safety chief has warned tech giants she’s ready for legal battles as she unveils guidelines for keeping under-16s off social media platforms.

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Kids will get around ban? Well, duh. Here’s why it still matters

Would the same nay-sayers scoffing at our social media age limit think there is no need to have an age limit for consuming alcohol, asks the editor.

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Gothenburg, Sweden - March 23, 2022: A man's hand holds a Iphone 13 Pro max with social media apps, against the background of a laptop. Blurred background. Selective focus. Picture: iStock

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Revealed: Latest platforms targeted by our world-leading age limits

Reddit and Kick will join major social platforms in barring under-16s as Australia introduces world-first online safety laws.

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Avoid the app trap: Experts share tips for newborn parenting success

Apps are not the answer to the nightmare newborn phase, a new study has found, as experts share their advice for navigating the highs and lows of becoming a new parent.

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‘200 classmates had seen him naked’: Sexting crimes rampant in schools

An eSafety educator shares horrifying stories of sextortion and revenge porn as new data reveals many perpetrators of image-based sex abuse are themselves children.

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Leelou safety app creator Jerry Farsoun (R) and John Herron (L), Ambassador and advocate for the app, and father of the late Courtney Herron, who was murdered in May, 2019 in Melbourne. Photo by Luis Enrique Ascui, CopyrighytsÃ‚Â©luisascui

Triple-0 bungle: Why calls can fail and what Aussies can do

After three deaths were linked to the Optus outage, experts warn Triple-0 isn’t foolproof — here’s why calls can fail, what to do in an emergency, and the new Aussie app that could help save lives.

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Controversy has erupted around the Netflix cartoon Dead End Paranormal Park after billionaire Elon Musk expressed outrage that character Barney Guttman, right, said they were transgender.

Musk joins push to cancel Netflix over cartoon’s trans character

Elon Musk has told his 227 million followers on X to cancel Netflix – causing its share price to sharply drop – amid a revolt over a ‘pro-transgender’ kids’ cartoon.

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‘Addictive model’: Global education leader hails Aussie social media ban

Oxford University’s chancellor and former British opposition leader Lord William Hague has backed Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, urging Britain to follow.

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Trigger warnings are ineffective at deterring vulnerable people from clicking on disturbing content, Australian research has found.

Slap a trigger warning on it (that’ll make them click)

Trigger warnings can have the opposite effect to their intent as a ‘forbidden fruit effect’ tempts even the mentally vulnerable, Australian research has found.

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‘Theft of Aussie culture’: Artists’ warning amid AI fight

Prominent Aussie musicians Holly Rankin, Dan McNamee and Yorta Yorta rapper Adam Briggs have warned against allowing AI to effectively steal the nation’s art.

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Should parents watch horrifying Netflix viral hit with their teens?

A new Netflix show about a high school couple tormented by an anonymous bully has become an international sensation. But do experts think it’s too disturbing for kids?

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Digital downside: Proof that kids learn better from books than screens

Experts are urging schools not to ditch paper, pens and textbooks in the frantic rush towards digital learning – and new research shows exactly why it would be a huge mistake.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - ADVERTISER Photos SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Emily Harrison with her children Archie 8yrs (Shorts) and Olive Harrison 3.5yrs (Denim Jeans) and mates, Siblings Isabella Carbone 11yrs (Jumpsuit) and 10 year old twins James Carbone (Glasses) and Stella Carbone (Black Jeans) and Ava Sckrabei 6yrs (Green Shorts) playing in their Unley backyard. Emily is the SA lead in Wait MateÃ a not for profit organisation encouraging schools and parents to work together in reducing child mobile phone use Picture: Emma Brasier

Parents’ phone-free kids pact sweeps across Australia

Parents desperate to protect their kids from tech addiction have found strength in numbers, with a revolutionary no-phones movement spreading across Australian schools.

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