Both the federal and South Australian governments are proposing legislation to impose a minimum age on social media platforms but details about which services would be affected are scant.
Online gaming sites would need to prove they are 'a force for good' to be exempt from SA's social media banOnline gaming sites would need to prove they are 'a force for good' to be exempt from SA's social media banThe latest push to ban children from using social media gives limited information about whether educational and communication apps would be exempt.
"Sometimes when I have a really tough day, I'd just sit on call because it was just nice to be in the presence of others, especially when I couldn't in real life," Lee Ann said. But her hobby crossed the line into addiction two years ago after she met a group of friends online who she described as "toxic".
He said the proposed regulations would target social media platforms "that are utilising addiction to make money". "The spaces that were most unsafe from the point of view of the deputy chief psychiatrist were large user programs where the child would be able to view content by anyone with no filters," Mr French, a former High Court justice, wrote in his review.Adelaide psychologist Daniela Brkic said children should be monitored while gaming because 14-year-olds were "not fully cognitively developed" and would potentially not pick up or understand predatory behaviours.
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