<div dir="ltr">Pretty lame defense.
<br>//"We never expected that this would have 100% compliance. We don't get 100% compliance out of minimum drinking age laws, but it's still appropriate that we have that law on the ⁠books."<br>Yet the eSafety study painted a sobering picture. It found that children aged 10 to 15 were using social media just as frequently in March as they had before the ban ⁠came into force on Dec. 10, while parental awareness of their online habits had actually declined.//<br><br>Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online<br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-defends-teen-social-media-ban-after-study-shows-most-still-online-2026-08-01/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-defends-teen-social-media-ban-after-study-shows-most-still-online-2026-08-01/</a><br><br><div>Over the year we have seen that such efforts to "ban" inevitably end up with parents thinking everything is in control and they don't need to do anything, but the reality is that they are the only ones who can help their children, but, these laws, endorsed by parents who wants others to take care of things for them (so they think). grassroots groups that always lobby govts and politicians who are always the last to know what to do (that's how these grassroots groups, however well-intentioned, make their living too)<span style="background-color:transparent">.... Always end up in a cycle of uniformed ineptitudes. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">Charles</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM Glenn McKnight via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Thoko</div><div>Your comments are well appreciated and very <span style="border-style:none;background:none">valid as we</span> have seen in a recent article that the best intentions in Australia <span style="border-style:none;background:none">has</span> had very little impact on the <span style="border-style:none;background:none">numbers</span> of young children accessing social media despite the updated protocols.  Our forthcoming Seniors and Fraud session will discuss Roblox and this has been a site accused of being a hot spot for predators, despite the legislation it remains a problematic site ,  Here is a ebook of the topic  from a grandfather perspective  <a href="https://online.fliphtml5.com/gnel/The_Grandparent_Roblox_Shield/" target="_blank">https://online.fliphtml5.com/gnel/The_Grandparent_Roblox_Shield/</a></div><div><br></div><div>All the best </div><div>Glenn</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Glenn McKnight, MA </div><div>Virtual School of Internet Governance </div>Chief Information Officer<div><a href="http://www.virtualsig.org" target="_blank">www.virtualsig.org</a> </div><div><b>YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION </b></div><div><b><span style="border-style:none;background:none">Mobile </span> 437-237-4655</b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 at 20:44, Thoko Miya <<a href="mailto:msthokomiya@gmail.com" target="_blank">msthokomiya@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Glenn, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think researchers and the world at large have been waiting with bated breath for these results or the retrospective review/ case study on social media bans for teenagers in relation to Australias new law. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think this proves that policymaking, even in the digital age, requires buy-in for grassroots implementation by parents and caregivers. This early evidence shows that platforms must compile a multistakeholder/multi-disciplinary set of policies that give accountability back to people and build capacity for daily decision-making in the home. This approach enforces policy rather than relying only on safeguards and access restrictions. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Teenagers use social media for much more than social communication and legitimate reasons provided to caregivers for bypass on access restrictions could quickly escalate to proposals and negotiations for social use. I believe regulating platform providers and their relationship with content uploaders and advertises would be far more effective. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Honestly, platform regulation and fining non-compliant owners remains in my view one of the more applicable methods for regulating teenage content and mitigating addictive algorithms. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">*Just a few rough thoughts on the matter. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kind regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thoko Miya</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 at 02:26, Glenn McKnight via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-31/australia-s-social-media-ban-sees-only-small-dip-in-teen-users?utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-31/australia-s-social-media-ban-sees-only-small-dip-in-teen-users?utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Glenn McKnight, MA </div><div>Virtual School of Internet Governance </div>Chief Information Officer<div><a href="http://www.virtualsig.org" target="_blank">www.virtualsig.org</a> </div><div><b>YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION </b></div><div><b><span style="border-style:none;background:repeat">Mobile </span> 437-237-4655</b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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