The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support

<https://theconversation.com/the-under-16s-social-media-ban-will-damage-young-peoples-political-education-teachers-need-better-support-271389>

"From this week, Australians aged under 16 will not be able to hold an account
on many social media platforms. In anticipation of the ban, some social media
companies have already begun disabling accounts they believe are held by
under-16s.

While the nation’s social media ban is hoped to safeguard young people from the
dangers of the online world, it also has the potential to inhibit the
development of their political knowledge.

At a time when civics education has been found to be seriously inadequate, this
could have major implications for our democracy."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics