With the federal government set to introduce legislation to enforce a minimum age for social media access by the end of this year, the response from experts has been mixed.
In a recent radio interview, Online safety educator Martin McGauren said part of any approach should acknowledge that social media isn’t going away.
“What I think is a really crucial thing is is building kids readiness to be on these platforms because they’re not going away, and even if we do push it to 14 or 16, what’s happening before they’re on these platforms, I think is a really big piece of the puzzle that I think we need to probably double down our attention on.
That critical thinking. The education, both in a schooling and a home sense as well, things are really important factor. “
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