Cyber bullying
This country wants to kick under-13s off social media. Will Australia do the same?
Social media firms will be required to introduce robust checks, including the use of photo ID such as passports, to identify children using their sites and protect them from harm online.
- by Charles Hymas
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Crime
What I wish I’d known about suicide before my son died
He’d come to me and said: “Hey Dad, I’ve made a mistake.” My son was the victim of sextortion.
- by Wayne Holdsworth
Violent porn, online misogyny driving gendered violence, say experts
NSW police are called to 500 domestic violence incidents a day. Experts worry that online misogyny and violent porn are making the problem worse.
- by Jordan Baker and Amber Schultz
NSW principals exposed to rising threats and violence from parents, students
An annual survey of principals and deputies found 44 per cent had been exposed to violence in schools, with more staff reporting they were victims of cyberbullying.
- by Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
Meangirling, catfishing: Perth parents speak out after witnessing devastating social media ‘trends’
WA parents have said their children have been the victims of both new and sustained cyberbullying trends. How can it be stopped?
- by Holly Thompson
Opinion
Social media
The five scary social media trends every parent should know about
From the comment pile-on to social media receipts, here are some of the damaging trends kids are taking part in or becoming victims of.
- by Nicole Jameson
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
I’m a doctor who wants peace in Gaza. For that, I was reported to the medical watchdog
I am one of a number of doctors being doxxed on an Instagram page after advocating for Palestinians. They post photos of my family and private life. I am called a racist, a Nazi, an antisemite.
- by Kate Ahmad
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
I’m Jewish. I’m a creative. I was doxxed. How could this happen in Australia?
Our diverse group of progressive Jewish creatives, horrified by the emerging antisemitism in our circles, are now being accused of being ‘repulsive genocidal predators’.
- by Ramona Koval
Ellie Carpenter calls out online abuse but shrugs off her own
The Matildas right-back has returned to Australia for the national team’s trio of Olympic qualifiers but, as always, everybody just wants a piece of Sam Kerr.
- by Emma Kemp
Perth teachers panic as student mental health crisis escalates
Stressed teachers are crying out for help as children and teenagers present with mental illnesses they are not qualified to deal with.
- by Holly Thompson
Spanish schoolgirls hit with AI-generated deepfake nude photos
The girls’ mothers, who have joined in a support group, said that at least 30 girls from four different schools have been targeted. Some also reported blackmailing.
- by James Badcock