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Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May. Coleman, who’d been assistant minister to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for mental health and suicide prevention, was communications spokesman under Peter
The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns

The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns

There has been massive global interest in the new social media legislation introduced in Australia aimed at protecting children from the dangers of doom‑scrolling and mental‑health risks potentially posed by these platforms during their developmental years The platforms’ methods so far for verifying young people’s ages have shown mixed effectiveness.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in

Getty/Pedro Gomes/RedfernsImagine this: a band removes its entire music catalogue off Spotify in protest, only to discover an AI-generated impersonator has replaced it. The impersonator offers songs that sound much like the band’s originals. The imposter tops Spotify search results for the band’s music – attracting significant streams – and

Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success
Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May. Coleman, who’d been assistant minister to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for mental health and suicide prevention, was communications spokesman under Peter

The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns

The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns
There has been massive global interest in the new social media legislation introduced in Australia aimed at protecting children from the dangers of doom‑scrolling and mental‑health risks potentially posed by these platforms during their developmental years The platforms’ methods so far for verifying young people’s ages have shown mixed effectiveness.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in
Getty/Pedro Gomes/RedfernsImagine this: a band removes its entire music catalogue off Spotify in protest, only to discover an AI-generated impersonator has replaced it. The impersonator offers songs that sound much like the band’s originals. The imposter tops Spotify search results for the band’s music – attracting significant streams – and