Grassroots First Nations organisation flags concern for at-risk youth under social media ban

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Inside a centre engaging at-risk Aboriginal teens, the global debate over tech regulation is playing out in real time. And while the world watches the rollout of Australia's social media ban, the grassroots organisation believes it risks leaving First People behind.

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00:00For this 14 year old, Aunty's place is a safe spot for some aircon, a feed and finding

00:08things to do.

00:09After he was sprung stealing some lollies and drinks from a servo, its staff helped

00:14him make amends and pay back what he owed, and process the experience in a rap from the

00:23heart.

00:24I forget everything about in the past, stopped stealing and stuff, so I came here, do some

00:31programs and other stuff to learn about in life.

00:35Izzy isn't concerned about being kicked off social media.

00:38My mother knows, it's good for my little brother and sister too, because they don't have to

00:44be on session media all the time.

00:46But Aunty's place is worried other at risk teens will find it harder to reach out to

00:51get on a better path.

00:52They know they can access us from there and services from there and they don't have to

00:57remember phone numbers, rely on phone numbers, data, you know, phone credit, that kind of

01:01stuff.

01:02They can use it from Wi-Fi.

01:03As Australia breaks new frontiers in social media regulation, some are worried it could

01:08leave already vulnerable groups behind.

01:11Two teens are challenging the social media ban in the High Court, backed by a digital freedoms

01:16advocacy group, which argues it could prevent vulnerable and at risk teens from building

01:21community.

01:22The global spotlight on Australia as its kids switch off.

01:25The global spotlight on Australia as its kids switch off.

01:26The global spotlight on Australia as the project is an appropriate and passionate

01:28policy.

01:29The global spotlight on Australia as its kids is the same.

01:30The global spotlight on Australia as its kids switch off.

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