Annabel Hennessy, The Daily Telegraph FACEBOOK is no longer considered cool by Australian teens with its popularity among youngsters plummeting 70 per cent in two years. A new survey by Best Enemies Education of 800 Australians aged 13-18 has revealed just 11.57 per cent say the Mark Zuckerberg site is their most used app — a Read more…
The Project – Channel 10 Social media giant Instagram has come under fire for a parents’ guide which suggests that not allowing kids to join social media increases their risk of social marginalisation. Click here to see further details on the story shown on The Project
The Daily Telegraph INSTAGRAM is guilt-tripping parents into letting children younger than 13 have their own accounts by claiming they will be bullied if they are not on the app. The social media giant also argues that having a public account is “part of the fun”. It has come under fire from Read more…
The Daily Telegraph KIDS who play video games are being encouraged to take caffeine-loaded “supplements” to boost their reaction times and help them stay up all night playing. Best Enemies director Ross Bark, who runs cyber-safety courses in NSW schools, said “gaming supplements” were a growing problem parents needed to Read more…
The Daily Telegraph POPULAR video games such as Fortnite and Minecraft are being used to harvest children’s personal data by web fiends who flog it to anyone willing to stump up the cash. Cyber-safety expert Ross Bark said crooks could use a child’s username and password for a gaming site Read more…
The TODAY Show – Channel 9 Here’s a frightening number for you – 72 million pieces of data on average are being collected from a child before they turn 13. What can parents do to keep their children’s private information safe? Watch Ross Bark’s interview on The TODAY Show to Read more…
The Daily Telegraph CYBER-BULLIES would be banned from social media and slapped with an online version of an apprehended violence order as part of a radical plan to stop trolls. Anti-bullying charities are using a powerful parliamentary inquiry to call for a criminalisation of trolling — including giving child cyber-bullies Read more…
A Current Affair – Channel 9 The summer holidays are peak internet season for families – but parents have been warned about a trend of violent, graphic cartoons specifically designed to target children. The cartoons feature beloved children’s characters such as Peppa Pig, Spider-Man and Elsa from Frozen, but feature Read more…
The Daily Telegraph PRIMARY school students making the transition to high school need to be given extra support from teachers and parents to stop episodes of anxiety and depression being triggered by the upheaval. Ross Bark runs programs across NSW helping children make the switch from primary to high school. Read more…
EXPERTS have warned of the shocking tactics sex predators employ in order to lure unsuspecting child victims, including infiltrating popular mobile apps. The growing use of smartphones among young Australians is putting them at risk of contact with paedophiles, as well as a bombardment of explicit content. Cyber safety expert Read more…