There are various methods for estimating or verifying an online user’s age, none of them foolproof. Importantly, is this the social media future we want?
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A new parliamentary committee will look into how social media operates in Australia, including how children access it. Regulating the industry won’t be easy.
Sometimes it’s easy to point to figures like Andrew Tate and assume they are the problem. But they are more likely a symptom of it.
There’s nothing surprising about the fake explicit images going viral. It happens to women celebrities frequently – but anyone can be targeted.
Research explains how to handle the kind of online ‘firestorm’ that X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk is currently experiencing.
The tragic case of a 12-year-old boy who experienced sextortion highlights the importance of practical advice for parents on having conversations about sex, sextortion and healthy device habits.
The platform formerly known as Twitter faces a A$610,500 penalty from the eSafety Commissioner.
There seems to be a vacuum for these influencers to fill.
Anyone who has trawled through an internet forum will have seen how anonymity can change people. What happens when young people are thrown into the mix?
How we get the balance right between using social media to hold people to account versus the risk of invading people’s privacy depends on the context, of course, and is ultimately about power.
Younger people aged 18 to 28 were more likely to be negatively impacted by manipulative designs on websites and apps.
The online safety bill will make it mandatory for pornography websites to verify the age of users.
Parents who spy on their children’s online activity run the risk of doing more harm than good, an expert says.
In the wake of the tragic death of Sir David Amess, some politicians are calling for a law banning anonymous social media profiles. But it’s not the right way to tackle online abuse.
Holding social media companies to account for harmful content on their sites is legally difficult, due to two US laws that protects them from defamation penalties internationally.
Online abuse is often dismissed as “just online.” But the rise of QAnon and similar groups demonstrates the very real consequences of online speech.
Tinder and similar apps fail to properly address issues of online harm. A lack of policy is to blame, as well as app design features and society’s general attitudes towards more minor cases of abuse.
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