Parent WhatsApp groups are renowned for becoming hotbeds of gossip and bullying.

‘Diabolically bad’:When parents’ school WhatsApp groups turn toxic

Gossip and bullying pile-ons are turning parents’ WhatsApp groups into a battleground,and schools are being urged to fight back.

  • Nicole Precel

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Poisonous parents on WhatsApp? You know who you are

The poison parent is a horrifying combination of mad oversharer and deranged conspiracy theorist. They must be stopped.

  • Michelle Cazzulino

According to these influencers,people like me are the problem with Australia

I told myself these attitudes were outdated and were bound to become less common with each new generation. These videos show that clearly,I was wrong.

  • Zoya Patel
Elon Musk took to his own social media platform to express his wrath over with David Swan’s tech predictions for 2025.

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time,it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

  • David Swan
Social media bans will be difficult to enforce.

Australians like banning teens from social media. They just don’t think it’ll work

The findings highlight a risk for Labor and scepticism among voters as Albanese heads to the next election pursuing a broader tech crackdown.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

A social media phenomenon is a step closer to a US ban

With more than 170 million Americans using the social media app,TikTok’s Chinese owner needs to sell the business in the US or face closure.

  • Sapna Maheshwari
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Cybercriminals are targeting private schools with ransomware attacks.

‘You’ll never get in front of it’:Hackers target schools daily

Holding families’ sensitive,personal information has become the top insurance risk for private schools in Australia,as hackers become increasingly sophisticated in their approaches.

  • Bridie Smith
Premier David Crisafulli has backed the federal government’s proposed social media age ban.

Premier says social media driving youth suicides as Qld backs ban

The new Queensland leader has backed the federal government’s push for a social media ban for under-16s.

  • William Davis
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,right,with Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

YouTube on ban list as all states back teen social media crackdown

The agreement throws state support behind the federal government’s bid to impose the restrictions on social media platforms.

  • David Crowe
This week,the federal government announced a social media ban for Australians aged under 16.

Kids’ social media ban might be just as tough on flat-chat parents

This ban sounds like a toothless folly that smacks of Anthony Albanese wanting to be seen as doing something.

  • Kate Halfpenny