Protect Your Generosity: How to Avoid Charity Scams This Festive Season As the giving season approaches, Australians are urged to remain vigilant against fake charity appeals that prey on generosity during the festive period. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has issued a timely warning about...
Karley Beckman, Claire Rogerson and Tiffani Apps look at how kids under 13 use social media. Earlier this week (September 2024), the federal government announced it is going to introduce a social media ban for children. It hasn’t nominated a minimum age yet, but the focus of...
What does this mean for their privacy? Ask researchers Karley Beckman and Tiffani Apps If you search most primary or high school websites, you will likely find images of happy, smiling children. Student images are also used publicly for school newsletters, social media accounts and other school...
Researchers Steven Roberts and Stephanie Wescott have been alarmed when looking online at ‘misogynist radicalisation’. Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material, or contact with strangers. As researchers looking at sexism and...
