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"Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be
banned from social media. Following politicians’ recent promises to ban those
under 16 from the platforms, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has raised
concerns that imposing age restrictions could push children to use social media
in secret and limit their access to critical social supports.
A recent analysis in the United Kingdom found a social media ban “would solve
nothing”, citing evidence from an 18-year study across 168 countries that
showed “no causal relationship” between internet access and young people’s
wellbeing.
The Australian federal government is committed to trial age assurance
technology to restrict children’s access. For now, it’s unclear what tech
solutions currently exist that could effectively restrict access by age.
Other countries have tried, and mostly failed, to ban children from accessing
online content for decades. Australia would be wise to heed the lessons learned
from these experiences."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
