As a Generation X father, Michael Murray is happy a government is proposing laws that “are on our side” in many parents’ fight to keep their children safe from the harmful effects of social media.
Age requirements keeping young people off apps are very welcome for parents such as Murray, who finished school before the communication revolution began.
Michael Murray and his daughter, 13-year-old Zoe.Credit: Jason South
Many in his demographic say they struggle to contain the influence of social media, the heavy use of which has been linked in research to poor mental health among young people.
“We’ve dealt with so many little spot fires that have popped up here and there [through behaviour on social apps], so when I hear of a law that at the bare minimum limits social media use, it’s fantastic,” Murray says.
“My daughter, Zoe, may have a different …