Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.

Australia has implemented a new ban on social media for children under 16; discover how this legislation works and its global ...

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Roblox is introducing AI age verification for its users. This new system will use facial scans or government IDs to confirm ages. The platform faces lawsuits claiming it endangers children by allowing ...

The social media accounts of Australians aged under-16 must be deactivated, with companies facing fines for not complying.

A Nova Scotia mother says her 14-year-old daughter was targeted by online predators through a school-issued laptop and is warning other parents to be vigilant. The woman noticed the problem in October ...

KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids ...

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VIVERSE, the immersive content creation and distribution platform from VR pioneer HTC, has unveiled the winners of its first global "VIVERSE Spark" hackathon for universities. Hundreds of students ...

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