Cyber bullying
Social media ban must look to future teen trends
Regulation should also be considered for AI companion chatbots, which safety experts fear are being increasingly used by young people.
- The Herald's View
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‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred’: How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse
New technology which deletes abusive social media comments in real time has been adopted by Rugby Australia and made available to players at all levels of the game.
- Kayla Olaya
Is this the end of faceless internet trolls? How one ‘mumfluencer’ is turning the tables
Indy Clinton hired a private investigator to find the anonymous trolls who relentlessly cyberbullied her. Could this mark the start of a new era for online engagement?
- Nell Geraets
‘Go to hell’: De Minaur’s fiancee reveals social media abuse aimed at couple
The 28-year-old said one message told her to buy “candles and a coffin for your entire family”.
- Glenn Moore
What does being a child star look like in 2025? The new Harry Potter stars are about to find out
Unlike their film counterparts in 2001, the new child stars of the Harry Potter television series will have to navigate their roles in a world in thrall to social media.
- Hannah Kennelly
- Opinion
- Harassment
The one question you must ask your teenage kids
We know one in four women between the ages of 18 and 24 has been on the receiving end of something resembling a dick pic. But it starts much earlier than that. Much, much earlier.
- Jenna Price
The activist, Elon Musk and Trump’s free speech gripe with Australia
Lawyers spent days going back and forth about a post on X earlier this year. Now the case has caught the attention of the Trump administration.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- AI
Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the relentless thirst for big tech profit.
- Peter Hartcher
‘It’s unacceptable, it’s wrong’: Prince Harry calls for change to protect children online
Harry and his wife Meghan unveiled a memorial in New York to children who have lost their lives to the harms of the internet, expressing relief that their own kids are still too young for social media.
- India McTaggart
‘Diabolically bad’: When parents’ school WhatsApp groups turn toxic
Gossip and bullying pile-ons are turning parents’ WhatsApp groups into a battleground, and schools are being urged to fight back.
- Nicole Precel
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