Aussie 5yo kids now see porn on a phone in 60 seconds
Aussie kids as young as five are seeing porn, and even acting out on it. One Aussie mum explained how fast they can access it. Experts say the ripple effect is damaging. See their advice.
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.
‘Epic fail’: Tech giants ‘show no interest in protecting kids online’
The world-renowned police officer behind Australia’s first operation proactively targeting internet child sex offenders says social media giants have “epically failed” to protect children online due to just a lack of interest in doing so.
‘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.
‘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.
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Mali challenges Albo and Dutton over social media age ban
Premier Peter Malinauskas has issued a written plea to federal leaders to pass an under-16s social media ban.
‘Blood on our hands’: Aussie parents’ plea on social media ban
Mums and dads around Australia are calling on MPs to have the courage to vote for world-leading legislation. They fear if it does not pass, more children’s lives will be lost.
Family’s heartache: Every day we look back and think ‘why us?’
One family has opened up on their living nightmare, as it’s revealed Aussie school students are among the most bullied in the world.
Experts ignore evidence in fight to keep social media status quo
Some opposition to changing social media age limits is to be expected, but a lack of scientific evidence and an unwillingness to opt for caution suggests other agendas, writes Dany Elachi.
Dutton likens Big Tech to Big Tobacco in the ’70s
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says social media companies are ‘predators’ who put profits over people, likening them to Big Tobacco in the 1970s and ’80s.
Australia unites on Mali’s plan to ban kids from social media
All state and territory leaders have agreed to a plan to ban social media for children, in a world-first move imposing a minimum age of 16.
‘No positives’: Principal blasts Snapchat in wake of schoolgirl suicides
A leading school principal who lost a student to suicide has taken aim at social media giant Snapchat saying the platform is a “Godsend” for online bullies wanting to harm others.
How will it work? When would it start? Social media age limit explained
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a plan to ban under-16s from social media, but why is such a move needed, and how would it work? YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Grieving parents welcome ‘legacy’ social media age limit
The parents of teens who suicided after relentless bullying on social media have welcomed the federal government’s plan to raise the minimum age of users to 16. However tech titans who own the platforms have rejected the move.
‘Strong action’: PM reveals more details in social media age ban
Australia is poised to be the first country in the world to impose a minimum social media age of 16 as Labor backs the limit to protect children from online harms.
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