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We’re all familiar with a green ‘G’ or a red ‘MA’ on a movie poster, but those ratings don’t have any basis in what we know about child development. They’d be much more useful for parents if they did.
The Australian Government will place a minimum classification for games with gambling-like content in late 2024, "following unanimous agreement from the states and territories."
Australia will have a very different relationship to loot boxes and gambling mechanics in games, starting in September next year.
A graphic book about sex that encourages minors to look up porn and tells them how to send naked pictures of themselves to their peers has sparked outrage, and prompted calls for it to be removed from display in Australian libraries.
An expert claims children could be 'traumatised' by an illustrated graphic US sex manual that advises youngsters to look up porn, how to send naked selfies and how to use sex toys such as butt plugs.