lucie digitální1d ago

"The kids are still online and they’re still being harmed. In some cases, it might even be worse. Yesterday I reported that eSafety had privately acknowledged that forcing kids to use platforms in a logged-out state could be exposing them to more harm."

If only someone had foreseen this outcome.

#AusPol #SocialMedia #ThinkOfTheChildren
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/31/australias-teen-social-media-ban-isnt-working-yet/

It’s official: Australia’s teen social media ban isn’t working, yet.

The first eSafety report on the social media minimum age shows that kids are getting around the ban, they're reporting the same level of online abuse, and age checking technology isn't working as well as hoped. It's a diabolical early result.

Crikey
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@luciedigitalni We'd all be better off if we weren't captives of American Big Tech. The irony is that the Fediverse already exists. Ask young people what they want and need and point them in the right direction and they can build it themselves. That's how facebook started, remember?
Apr 1 at 1:55amWeb