The Australian government has announced a plan to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. A government spokesperson told Australian Community Media that a new, robust definition of “social media” would be forthcoming in the legislation. As experts in children’s online play, we argue it would be a mistake to ban children from social games. Games are crucial to children’s social lives and learning, and for their personal growth and identity development. A ban can’t make children’s online lives betterJust as all internet use isn’t bad, all games aren’t bad either.

Source: The Nation November 13, 2024 08:31 UTC