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.
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.
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.
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Anti-violence advocate questions teen social media bans
Domestic violence campaigner claims a plan to ban Aussie kids from social media needs to happen alongside education to be effective in addressing the crisis of gender-based violence.
Join the pact: Parents urged to sign up to delay smartphone access
Laws will prevent children from accessing social media until they are 16, but these parents’ international movement wants to go further.
PM hints at preferred age limit for social media ban
Anthony Albanese has revealed the age he wants to raise the social media age limit to, but will work with states on a final proposal.
Our campaign that uncovered the ugly online reality
News Corp’s Let Them Be Kids campaign played a pivotal role in convincing politicians to act on the damage caused by tech platforms to young people.
‘Enough is enough’: Landmark social media changes to protect kids
Prime Mininster Anthony Albanese will impose a minimum age for social media use to protect children from its mental and physical health harms, the win for kids coming after a News Corp campaign.
Three reasons why social media ban must be for 16yo
One blanket, minimum age to access social media for all Australians will spare parents, schools and young people themselves from unintended negative consequences of a two-tier system, argues Dr Simon Wilksch.
‘I worry about our kids’: Minns reacts to social media ban
Social media sites are built to hook our kids into an addictive cycle of scrolling, even if it makes them sadder, more insecure and more isolated, writes NSW Premier Chris Minns.
Scary trend now affecting 98 per cent of teen girls
Nearly all girls aged 14-19 have been subject to this growing trend – leading to drastic results.
Like a virus: The rampant social media scourge infecting our girls
Self-harm in young girls has spread globally like a virus, and smartphones and social media are largely to blame, Queensland’s chief health officer has warned.
Warning: X-rated content your kids can now access
Aussie children are spending more and more time on social media – now there is an even greater fear.
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