This is episode 4 of TPDi&rsquo;s 5-part&nbsp;Tech Mirror mini-series, Australia vs Social Media: Inside the world-first online safety experiment.&nbsp;&nbsp; In this episode, we do a deep dive into the practicalities of implementing the Social Media Minimum Age legislation. What is likely to happen on 10th December when the law comes into effect? We answer some of the main questions that Australian young people and their parents and carers might have.&nbsp;&nbsp; We hear from the eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind, deputy program director of the Age Assurance Technology Trial Andrew Hammond, clinical psychologist Dr Danielle Einstein, Professor Amanda Third, co-director of the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University, and Minh Hoang, a member of the eSafety Commissioner&rsquo;s Youth Advisory Council.&nbsp; Links:&nbsp; eSafety Commissioner&rsquo;s Social Media age restrictions hub <a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions-hub">https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions-hub</a>&nbsp; eSafety appoints Stanford University-led academic advisory group to assess the impacts of the Social Media Minimum Age obligation (September 2025)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-appoints-stanford-university-led-academic-advisory-group-to-assess-the-impacts-of-the-social-media-minimum-age-obligation">https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-appoints-stanford-university-led-academic-advisory-group-to-assess-the-impacts-of-the-social-media-minimum-age-obligation</a>&nbsp; Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) resources on the social media minimum age <a href="https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/social-media-minimum-age">https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/social-media-minimum-age</a>&nbsp; The Dip, founded by Dr Danielle Einstein <a href="https://www.thedip.com/">https://www.thedip.com/</a> &nbsp; Young Men Online <a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/research/young-men-online">https://www.esafety.gov.au/research/young-men-online</a> &nbsp; Cyberbullying <a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/cyberbullying">https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/cyberbullying</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sextortion <a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/image-based-abuse/deal-with-sextortion">https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/image-based-abuse/deal-with-sextortion</a> &nbsp; Parental Controls <a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/parental-controls">https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/parental-controls</a> &nbsp; Press Conference: Social Media minimum Age Platform Assessments, Minister for Communications media release (November 2025) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9CIZK_12Zc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9CIZK_12Zc</a> &nbsp; Meta announces it will begin implementing required changes from 4 December <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/meta-to-block-teens-from-instagram-facebook-week-early/106028014">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/meta-to-block-teens-from-instagram-facebook-week-early/106028014</a>&nbsp; Family Tech Agreement Template (eSaftey, good for younger children): <a href="https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/resources/family-tech-agreement">https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/resources/family-tech-agreement</a>&nbsp; Family Tech Contract (Think you know, good for teenagers): <a href="https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/find-advice/building-safe-online-habits">https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/find-advice/building-safe-online-habits</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Headspace guide to the social media ban <a href="https://headspace.org.au/our-impact/campaigns/social-media-ban/">https://headspace.org.au/our-impact/campaigns/social-media-ban/</a>&nbsp; ReachOut <a href="https://about.au.reachout.com/home">https://about.au.reachout.com/home</a>&nbsp; Kids Helpline <a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/">https://kidshelpline.com.au/</a> &nbsp; Lode a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner <a href="https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/social-media-minimum-age">https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/social-media-minimum-age</a> &nbsp; Credits&nbsp; Written and narrated by Johanna Weaver, Executive Director, Tech Policy Design Institute.&nbsp; Produced by Olivia O&rsquo;Flynn & Kate Montague, Audiocraft.&nbsp; Research by Amy Denmeade.&nbsp; Original music by Thalia Skopellos.&nbsp; Created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Ngambri people and the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Special thanks to all the team at the Tech Policy Design Institute, without whom the pod would not be possible, especially Zoe Hawkins, Meredith Hodgman, and Dorina Wittmann.&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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