<p>The UK’s upcoming social media ban for under 16s has been labelled an insufficient “political band-aid” that prioritises business as usual over online safety, and creates a “false sense of safety” for parents. Kelly and Elaine discuss the reactions from researchers, child safety advocates and human rights organisations and look at how a similar ban in Australia has failed to hit the mark.</p><br><p>*** Good things we recommend ***</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/hl/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hidden Levels</a>, a podcast mini-series on how video games reshaped the real world (including an <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/hl-03-this-game-wants-you/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">episode on the military</a>)&nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake/episodes/whats-my-age-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly’s first episode</a> of For Tech’s Sake, which was a discussion on age verification &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; Our <a href="https://shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake/episodes/686296079951fac41bf56dcf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous episode</a> with psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor about parenting an online generation &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c5yzrp3vn8no" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This diva</a> telling BBC News what she thinks of the UK social media ban &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; Sounds of Space on <a href="https://soundsofspaceproject.bandcamp.com/album/infinitas-formas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pride-over-the-waves-amateur-radio-night-tickets-1991936225873" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride Over the Waves: Amateur Radio Night</a> at Tog Hackerspace &nbsp;</p><br><p>*** More from us ***</p><p>Kelly’s Substack: <a href="https://kellysrubbish.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kellysrubbish.substack.com</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS blog: <a href="https://for-techs-sake.ghost.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for-techs-sake.ghost.io</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Bluesky: <a href="https://fortechssakepod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod.bsky.social</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS UpScrolled: <a href="https://share.upscrolled.com/en/user/b19e7ed6-bea6-4a57-900b-1ddc65830d4b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>