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Asked about how the government will respond as young people find work-arounds and backdoors into social media platforms, the PM says the government will continue to “monitor” the situation.
But we’ve said very clearly that this won’t be perfect. Just like chances last night was Saturday night, somewhere in Australia, somewhere under 18 got a drink in a pub. But, it’s the right thing to do for society to express its views, its judgement about what is appropriate.
What is happening is that parents are having this discussion with their young ones. We had a discussion with some of the kids visiting the studio here this morning. That will happen. That will happen. It’s happening in schools, it’s happening with parents having those discussions with children. It’s happening as well to hold these social media giants to account.
Anyone who reads the stories of parents in the Sunday newspapers today, who have lost loved ones, would have their heart torn. This is a change that hasn’t come from government, this is a change that has come from parents, taking what is a personal tragedy and channelling that into wanting no other parents to go through the heartbreak they have experienced.