The UK’s upcoming social media ban for under 16s has been labelled an insufficient “political band-aid” that prioritises business as usual over online safety, and creates a “false sense of safety” for parents. Kelly and Elaine discuss the reactions from researchers, child safety advocates and human rights organisations and look at how a similar ban in Australia has failed to hit the mark.
*** Good things we recommend ***
>> Hidden Levels, a podcast mini-series on how video games reshaped the real world (including an episode on the military)
>> Kelly’s first episode of For Tech’s Sake, which was a discussion on age verification
>> Our previous episode with psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor about parenting an online generation
>> This diva telling BBC News what she thinks of the UK social media ban
>> Sounds of Space on Bandcamp
>> Pride Over the Waves: Amateur Radio Night at Tog Hackerspace
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