More reports of horrific abuse at childcare centres have emerged. Mechanisms supposed to stop situations going from unacceptable to unfathomable have failed.
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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 online games platform has nearly 80 million daily users and primarily targets children. However, like many large platforms, it has trouble moderating harmful content.
How safe is the toy you may be buying for someone this Christmas? New research suggests that toy companies often take too long to issue recalls after they become aware of safety hazards.
We asked young people aged five to 15 in Darwin about their sense of safety and what they worry about in their community. Here’s what they told us.
Just as office workers need to be aware of cyber risks when setting up a home office, parents need to think about the increased exposure their children will face to cyber threats at home.
Since the second world war, every generation has worried that children are spoilt, cosseted, or being corrupted by new technologies. But, on many measures, today’s children are doing just fine.
Children are constantly hearing about threats to their safety. Sometimes they find it hard to know if a danger is real, and they need help processing their fears. Here’s what they need you to know.
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Deputy Director, ACU Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor, Department of International Business, Marketing, Strategy & Law, MacEwan University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood), Charles Darwin University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Technology and Crime, Griffith University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Australian Catholic University