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Lisa M. Given

Lisa M. Given

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Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction

The new safety features could help reduce online harm – but they ask a lot of parents.

13.04.2026 10

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Lisa M. Given

Australia’s under-16 social media ban is facing early limits

01.04.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Lisa M. Given

Social media giants are not complying with under‑16s social media ban, new report finds

eSafety is investigating Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for “potential non-compliance”. But several questions about the ban...

31.03.2026 10

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Lisa M. Given

Search engines will soon start filtering adult content under new eSafety rules

The new year will bring new controls over what you see online – such as blurring pornographic or violent search results if you’re not logged in.

22.12.2025 20

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Lisa M. Given

World is closely watching Australia’s social media ban

11.12.2025 20

The New Daily

Lisa M. Given

Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens

Only time will tell whether Australia’s bold, world-first experiment will succeed. Despite this, it has set off a global reaction.

10.12.2025 20

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Lisa M. Given

Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

It comes at a time when the online gaming giant faces several lawsuits and growing calls to be included in Australia’s social media ban.

19.11.2025 10

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Lisa M. Given

Social media age restrictions may go further than you thought. Here's how

24.09.2025 10

The Examiner

Lisa M. Given

Social media age restrictions may go further than you thought. Here's how

24.09.2025 8

Canberra Times

Lisa M. Given

Social media age restrictions may go further than you thought. Here’s how

Roblox, Whatsapp and many other tech platforms will need to ‘self-assess’ and ask to be excused from Australia’s looming social media...

24.09.2025 8

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Lisa M. Given

Details on how Australia’s social media ban for under-16s will work are finally becoming clear

New guidance for tech companies outlines how the government expects them to keep young people off their services.

16.09.2025 10

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Lisa M. Given

Australia’s government says social media age checks ‘can be done’, despite errors and privacy risks

A new report on age assurance technology leaves key questions about Australia’s looming youth social media ban unanswered

01.09.2025 8

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Lisa M. Given

Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why

Before December search engines such as Google will need to implement several other measures aimed at protecting children online.

02.07.2025 9

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Lisa M. Given

Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence

The trial’s preliminary findings are hard to square with other evidence.

20.06.2025 8

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Lisa M. Given

Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move

The rollout will leave parents playing a game of whack-a-mole with new technologies as they try to keep their children safe.

09.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Lisa M. Given

A rubbish election: voting in Australia produces mountains of waste - but there’s a better way

From corflutes and how-to-vote cards to 250,000 pencils, 240,000 volunteer vests, 80,000 ballot boxes, here’s what happens to election materials...

05.05.2025 10

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Lisa M. Given

Generative AI and deepfakes are fuelling health misinformation. Here’s what to look out for so you don’t get scammed

Strategies to combat misinformation often focus on written materials and fact-checking. Identifying deepfakes requires different skills.

13.03.2025 20

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Lisa M. Given