{"id":8870,"date":"2024-09-18T19:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8870"},"modified":"2024-09-18T19:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:50:29","slug":"social-media-ban-for-kids-by-end-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/social-media-ban-for-kids-by-end-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Ban for Kids by end of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/598535e8461c729537f7d53940b122c1.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/598535e8461c729537f7d53940b122c1.avif 862w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/598535e8461c729537f7d53940b122c1-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/598535e8461c729537f7d53940b122c1-150x100.avif 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/598535e8461c729537f7d53940b122c1-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/598535e8461c729537f7d53940b122c1-82x55.avif 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>With the federal government set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-09-09\/government-plans-social-media-porn-site-age-limit\/104329920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduce legislation<\/a> to enforce a minimum age for social media access by the end of this year, the response from experts has been mixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent radio interview, Online safety educator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martin-mcgauran-98232a7a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin McGauren<\/a> said part of any approach should acknowledge that social media isn\u2019t going away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What I think is a really crucial thing is is building kids readiness to be on these platforms because they&#8217;re not going away, and even if we do push it to 14 or 16, what&#8217;s happening before they&#8217;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. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That critical thinking. The education, both in a schooling and a home sense as well, things are really important factor. &#8220;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And you can read more on this topic<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-09-09\/government-plans-social-media-porn-site-age-limit\/104329920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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