The new proposal is aligned with approaches in the European Union and United Kingdom – and overcomes the flaws of banning people under 16 from social media.
- Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
The Albanese government has announced a plan to ban kids under 16 from social media. There’s no explanation why this age was chosen, and the decision flies in the face of expert advice.
Like the whole idea of banning young people from social media, allowing limited access to platforms that have a “low risk of harm” is deeply flawed.
Children under 14 would be banned from social media, while teens aged 14–15 would need parental consent. But this law will be challenging to implement.
The State Library of Victory has tarnished its reputation, but the dispute offers an opportunity to reexamine its approach.
Yes, books are at the heart of libraries. However, books are not the only things that matter in libraries.
Regulating how kids access the internet – including social media – must balance protection from harm with children’s rights to expression and information.
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?
More than 40,000 people petitioned to reverse Cumberland City Council’s book ban, showing the power of collective action against censorship.
Research shows many of us are lonely. Embracing analogue gameplay could go a long way in helping us become happier, socially connected people.
While regulating some AI applications is a step in the right direction, Australians would be better off with more ongoing expert advice and more regulation.
As artificial intelligence becomes mainstream, its infiltration into children’s lives is causing tremendous anxiety.
It’s hard to remember life before Google, when the closest thing to it was your local librarian. Soon the search engine will be offering AI-based summaries in its search results.
Threads mungkin adalah akhir permainan.dalam pertarungan memperebutkan pengikut Twitter.
In the battle for Twitter’s followers, this may be the end game.
AI tools are now generating content that’s difficult to distinguish from reality.
The national broadcaster has a special role in preserving audio and visual materials, not least to underpin its own reportuing
New research found girls particularly liked to see wildflowers, hear nature sounds and touch animals and plants.
From screenshots, to rival social platforms, to the old-school method of visiting a newspaper’s homepage, there are plenty of ways to get your news fix without clicking on Facebook.
Fan culture is thriving in Westeros. Although HBO’s Game of Thrones has ended, fans will ensure that the show lives on (and changes) across multimedia platforms, long into the future.
Mobilising value from science and technology needs help from thinkers, designers, makers, policymakers and enablers – and this expertise often sits in the humanities, arts and social sciences domain.
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