Opinion - What we can learn from Australia’s social media ban

AI and computer science education should be a requirement for all K-12 students, providing them with the knowledge and agency ...
Communications of the ACM

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: Service Providers’ Legal Obligations, the Promise, and the Perils

The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...
Computer Weekly

Misinformation runs deeper than social media

On 29 July 2024, in a story that has now become seared into the British psyche, Axel Rudakubana murdered three children at a Taylor Swift dance class in the Merseyside town of Southport. All three ...
Pew Research Center

Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of digital devices, social media and other online platforms. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,391 U.S. teens from ...
Computer Weekly

Ethical qualms prompt challenging social media migrations

Social media has become a fundamental aspect of modern life. Most people now use at least one platform, if not more. As such, having a social media presence has become vital for marketing and engaging ...
The Atlantic

Social-Media Companies’ Worst Argument

Tech lobbyists have gone further, deploying the dual argument that social media is especially beneficial to teens from historically marginalized communities, and therefore nearly any regulation would ...
Forbes

Too Much Focus On AI Has Taken The ‘Social’ Out Of Social Media

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Last week, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti called out social media ...