#586 - Lawrence Wong’s Wide-Ranging Press Conference & Australia Considers Under-16 Ban for Social Media

Yah Lah BUT...

People are calling the 2024 US Presidential Election the ‘Podcast Election’ for the role that long-form, unfiltered conversations played in shaping popular opinion. So is Lawrence Wong becoming our ‘Press Conference Prime Minister’? He has pledged to do more press conferences, not tied to any specific announcements, just to improve the government’s public communications. In a recent one, he weighed in on the outcome of the US election. Meanwhile, Australia is considering a ban on social media for under-16s from as early as next year. How helpful would such a move be, and could it work in Singapore?

(00:00) Tell You First
(00:45) Intro
(11:08) Lawrence Wong’s Wide-Ranging Press Conference
(37:52) Australia Considers Under-16 Ban for Social Media
(57:56) One Shiok Comment
(01:00:57) One Shiok Thing

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Lawrence Wong’s Wide-Ranging Press Conference

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Australia Considers Under-16 Ban for Social Media

• Commentary: Governments are pushing teen social media bans – but we don't know yet if they'll help
• Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
• CNA Explains: Why is Malaysia asking social media platforms to get a licence or risk getting banned?
• Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

One Shiok Comment

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