I don't think Australia will be successful.
I think if anything more teenagers will be keen to get on social media because now it feels rebellious.
I think a much better solution would have been a huge education campaign on online dangers to watch out for... and holding tech companies responsible for breaches in safety.
I don't think it will be successful either, but more because kids are resourceful and rebellious. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Haven't there been education campaigns for years? Isn't it pretty basic knowledge that once on the internet, it is there forever? They do teach some of this in schools too, but as said, kids are kids, they don't learn very fast, especially things that tell them not to do what they want to do.
Exactly! I'm sure lots of 16/17 year olds throughout history haven't even cared about getting into a nightclub, but put effort into it purely because they weren't allowed.
If scams are making so much money then I think we can safely say that there isn't nearly enough education for adults or children. We see people fall for obvious misinformation all the time, which is another example that digital literacy education is severely lacking.
I think kids and adults need to be educated to a point where they suspect everything online... and understand what steps to take to verify. How many people know that if a loved one calls you from their phone crying & begging for help/money then the first thing you should do is hang up and call them right back? Chances are they didn't make that call.