eSafety Youth Council's open letter to Big Tech
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Dear Big Tech, We have a love-hate relationship with you, but we want to make it work. An estimated 70 per cent of young people have had a negative experience online, like being harassed or abused. That's as many as 2.4 million Australians aged 14 to 24. To keep using and enjoying your platforms, we need to feel safe. Our number one ask? Don't ignore people who break your rules. Impose consequences. We don't want your platforms to be a home for trolls, haters and predators. Please stop putting profits ahead of our safety and wellbeing. By saying no to hate and abuse, you'll spark more collaboration, more creativity and more spaces for positivity to shine. We need your urgent action to make the online world safer for us and future generations. Regards, eSafety Youth Council. P.S. Imposing consequences is just the start. We've got more safety ideas for you. |