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Parents support social media ban but divided on age limit
Parents “generally agree” the risk of online harm to children, such as bullying, exposure to pornography and predatory activity, needs to be reduced, but a national age-based ban has met with mixed responses. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Social media giant says parents should have power to block apps
Social media giant Meta wants Australia to force Google and Apple to build age verification tools into their app stores, giving parents the power to block children under 16 from downloading social media apps. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and abuse material on their platforms. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Children’s social media access under the spotlight
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has applauded the South Australian Government on its moves to ban children from social media. Source: SBS News.
Cyber bullies dodge school mobile phone ban
Victorian students continue to dodge school mobile phone bans to watch porn, bully and secretly film each other, cyber safety experts warn. Source: Herald Sun.