2025-11-21 01:44 UTC
I'm very pleased this piece co-authored with @antmandan is out in The Conversation this morning.
We know the #SocialMediaBan for under16s in Australia kicks in on December 10th, but for a lot of teens it only felt real a day or two ago when they started getting notifications that their Meta accounts were flagged for deactivation.
For teens, and for their parents, we hope there's some useful advice in this piece.
https://theconversation.com/australia-is-about-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media-heres-what-kids-can-do-right-now-to-prepare-270295 #auspol
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@tama@aoir.social 2025-11-21 01:44
For teens: don't panic, you'll be able to find your feet, your people, your space another way if you need to. But do take some steps to prepare, including downloading the content you care about, and thinking about how you'll (re)connect with friends a different way. For parents, carers and trusted adults: take the feelings, concerns and quite possible trauma teens are feeling seriously. Be there to talk, be there to offer support, take these feelings seriously.
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@kevinrns@mstdn.social 2025-11-21 03:21
@tama@aoir.social @antmandan@aoir.social Use Mastodon