Send us a text Social media can feel like a gladiator arena for adults, let alone kids. We take a clear-eyed look at Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act and why it puts the responsibility on platforms to prevent under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. No criminal penalties for parents, no blanket government ID checks—just “reasonable steps” that force companies to build safer systems, document their methods, and accept penalties when they fail. We walk through how age assurance act...
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Send us a text Social media can feel like a gladiator arena for adults, let alone kids. We take a clear-eyed look at Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act and why it puts the responsibility on platforms to prevent under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. No criminal penalties for parents, no blanket government ID checks—just “reasonable steps” that force companies to build safer systems, document their methods, and accept penalties when they fail. We walk through how age assurance act...
From anger to evidence: unpacking Australia’s refugee myths, media spin, and the real numbers behind safety and crime
fitscapades
47 minutes
1 month ago
From anger to evidence: unpacking Australia’s refugee myths, media spin, and the real numbers behind safety and crime
Send us a text The scroll through X got ugly fast—slurs, threats, and sweeping claims about “dangerous immigrants” that would’ve been unthinkable to say out loud not long ago. Instead of trading more heat for heat, we hit pause and went looking for the facts: how Australia’s humanitarian program actually works, who gets through our vetting, what changed after boat turnbacks and offshore processing, and what the research really says about refugees and crime. We break down the two main pathway...
fitscapades
Send us a text Social media can feel like a gladiator arena for adults, let alone kids. We take a clear-eyed look at Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act and why it puts the responsibility on platforms to prevent under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. No criminal penalties for parents, no blanket government ID checks—just “reasonable steps” that force companies to build safer systems, document their methods, and accept penalties when they fail. We walk through how age assurance act...
