Debate over child safety and age-gating the internet

In the UK, you now have to prove that you’re 18 before you can access pornography on the internet.

Australia’s not far behind. By the end of this year, we’re expecting new laws that’ll stop under-16s from accessing social media — part of the same global trend to age-gate the internet. So what does this look like in practice, and will it work?

Guests:

Professor Dan Angus, Director of the Queensland University Technology’s Digital Media Research CentreProfessor Tama Leaver, Chief investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child