Is social media a threat to kids? Are video games a menace to everyone? Does “digital self-harm” really exist? And what is actually working to improve online safety in Australia and New Zealand?

Right in the Head heads right into Sydney for Online Safety: On The Edge, hosted by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and Netsafe New Zealand. It’s a triple-decker conference with the lot, and we break down the schedule, highlights, conundrums, and big ideas emerging around issues of online safety and threat management.

Then we wonk out with UNICEF’s Daniel Kardefelt-Winther, over research, evidence-based practice, gaming, and what everyone should know about the Global Kids Online Project.

Show notes and links:

• Office of the eSafety Commissioner

• “In the context of cyberbullying, adults/parents need to understand that content cannot be reliably filtered or controlled and ceasing participation in social media is the only effective method to end cyberbullying...Some parents are confronted by the notion of equitability and believe denying their child social media access is punishing them as the victim. These perspectives are ethically correct but practically irrelevant."