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Is Discord Safe for Your Child? Here’s What Parents Need to Know

With millions of teens using Discord to chat, play and connect, many parents are wondering is the platform safe for kids? Read More

Discord now lets parents control who contacts their teens, but messages stay private

Discord is expanding the safety controls parents and guardians have access to in its Family Center, including increased visibility of their teens’ activity, allowing guardians to control sensitive ... Read More

The Inside Story of How Gen Z Toppled Nepal’s Leader and Chose a New One on Discord

The revolution started on social media. It ended with protests, violence, and an online poll to pick the new prime minister. Read More

Is Discord Safe for Kids? What Experts Want Every Parent To Understand

Discord might not be on every parent’s radar, but for millions of teens, it’s where they spend much of their online time talking and connecting with like-minded friends. Origi ... Read More

Platforms exempt from social media ban still not safe, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says

A platform known to be used by boys and men to sadistically “hunt” Australian girls will not be included in the under-16 social media ban as the online safety regulator warns that exempt platforms are ... Read More

Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole

The list of banned platforms requires mental gymnastics that the government has struggled to explain, and ignores where kids actually spend their time. Read More

Don't dismiss kids' sadness or anger. How to minimize family conflict over the social media ban

There are no penalties for children who access an account on an age-restricted platform, or for their parents. Platforms face fines of up to A$49.5 million if they don't take reasonable steps to ... Read More

Reddit added to Australia's social media ban on under-16s

Popular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month. Live-streaming platform Kick will also be included, bringing the ... Read More

What role does social media play in the rise of political violence? Experts weigh in

Minutes after publicly identifying the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox condemned social media. "Social media is a cancer on our ... Read More

Australian spy chief says 'state sanctioned trolls' sowing social discord

Australia's spy chief has warned anti-immigration rallies are being exploited by neo-Nazi groups and "Russian operatives" to sow discord, as the country faces a trend seen across Western democracies ... Read More