Dr Michael Carr-Gregg AO

Child & Adolescent Psychologist, author, broadcaster, speaker, Hawthorn tragic. Tweets don’t mean agreement.

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Check out my latest article: Norway just banned AI in primary schools? - should we follow? https://t.co/n225SC8U1q via @LinkedIn

[Dr Michael Carr-Gregg AO @MCG58]

The PM's decision to double the maximum penalty for social media giants is welcome, but consider the maths. For platforms turning over up to $290 billion a year, $99 million is a rounding error: the cost of doing business, not a deterrent. Canada's Safe Social Media Act, pegs penalties to a share of global revenue, up to 3%, or 5% for the most serious breaches. That is a fine a multinational actually feels. A flat $99 million is not.

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Check out my latest article: Put the phone down and look up: what Spielberg's new film taught me — and what i can teach our kids https://t.co/ZnfNhb4SmM via @LinkedIn

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Check out my latest article: The Anzacs Fought For The Right To Be Wrong https://t.co/763ow0RQxz via @LinkedIn @justinsmithword @3AWNeilMitchell

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Canada is moving to financially penalise social media companies that fail to protect children. Australia legislated an under-16 ban. Good. But legislation without real penalties for non-compliance is just a strongly worded letter. When the cost of ignoring the rules is lower than the cost of following them, companies ignore the rules. That's not cynicism, that's basic economics. We fine food companies for misleading labels. We prosecute manufacturers for unsafe products. The idea that platforms algorithmically serving harmful content to children should face lighter consequences is absurd. The Federal Government should look at Canada's model and adopt it. Our kids deserve at least that much.
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@AnikaWells @AlboMP The @eSafetyOffice has always been very small and lean given its remit. The UK's OFCOM had double the Esafety commissions staff in 2023 before the powers around the Online safety act had even been enlivened. Their annual budget is now triple the Esafety commission and they do not have complaints and investigations schemes. Time to fund our Esafety commission properly. @TheCybercop1 @3AWNeilMitchell @Joe_Hildebrand

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Congratulations @tim_cook on your call with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Open dialogue between government and technology leaders is essential as we work to create a safer, healthier and more innovative digital future for young Australians. @Joe_Hildebrand @3AWNeilMitchell @TheCybercop1 @eSafetyOffice

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Is the Albanese Government's gambling crackdown protecting children — or protecting industry? Why Canberra’s Gambling “Reforms” Are a Capitulation — and What We Must Do About It https://t.co/HRjUqzlTol @3AWNeilMitchell @TimCostello @DavidPocock @Mon4Kooyong

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Check out my latest article: When a Student Dies, Schools Must Do Better - By Dr Michael Carr-Gregg AO https://t.co/5kL01j2GPi via @SchoolTVme @sunriseon7 @Jacquifelgate @susieob

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Check out my latest article: Congratulations to Rosedale Primary School for taking a stance on social media photos. https://t.co/RW1zpLr23G via @LinkedIn @SchoolTVme @TheCybercop1 @eSafetyOffice @AnikaWells.

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Check out my latest article: why parents need to think twice about Roblox https://t.co/rCHR6c0oF1 via @LinkedIn

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So, Michael Jackson's movie has recorded the highest earnings for a musical in Australian cinema history, (HS 'Beat it, rivals: MJ back to No 1' 28/6). It is also one of the most morally evasive films to come out of Hollywood in years. It is technically stunning, emotionally manipulative, and built on a lie of omission so large you could moonwalk through it.  This film is not just weak on its subject. It is deliberately constructed to make audiences feel before they can think. Nostalgia hits first. Sympathy follows. By the time any difficult question surfaces, the audience has been pre-loaded with enough emotion to dismiss it as betrayal. The harder questions have been silenced. What a disgrace. @3AWNeilMitchell @TheCybercop1

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Check out my latest article: Thirty Years On: Why the Way We Talk to Kids About Tragedy Still Matters https://t.co/fMzOL7kQTZ via @LinkedIn @3AWNeilMitchell @alannahmadeline @SchoolTVme

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Check out my latest article: Why you should take your kids to see the new Ryan Gosling movie: Project Hail Mary https://t.co/bFKScWdlQU via @LinkedIn

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Modern grandparenting: Why today’s grandparents are choosing unique names https://t.co/9ZY6NxMvT9

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Check out my latest article: Talking with teenagers about Ben Roberts-Smith - a psychologists guide... https://t.co/XItKAPqAvS via @LinkedIn

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First thing you do?

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Melbourne Airport shouldn’t get a safe, forgettable name. Airport names signal identity. If we want substance over spectacle, choose Sir John Monash a visionary leader, engineer, and nation-builder. That’s the Melbourne we should show the world. @RossAndRussel

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Check out my latest article: What to do when your daughter says she is the only one not on social media? https://t.co/hj961Vmkx5 via @LinkedIn