A senior Australian politician has accused social media platforms of intentionally exposing young boys to violent misogynistic content within minutes of creating an account, framing it as a deliberate corporate choice that distorts their understanding of relationships. The claim follows rising concerns about the prevalence of harmful online material, with statistics suggesting a significant portion of young people now report experiencing coercive behaviors in intimate encounters. Meanwhile, a separate emotional account highlights the ongoing humanitarian impact of a recent disaster in Nepal, where survivors and rescue teams reflect on the devastating loss of life and the challenges of recovery. The contrasting stories underscore broader debates over digital safety and global crisis response.
‘My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones,’ Cara Severino says. Follow latest updates livePlibersek blames social media ‘deliberate decision’ for misogyny in feedsTanya Plibersek has accused social media companies of deliberately pushing violent misogynistic content to young boys.If you set up a social media account as a young boy in Australia today, it takes an average of 23 minutes for you to be fed misogynistic, violent misogynistic content online. That is a deliberate decision of the social media companies, that is wrecking our young boys, giving them all of the wrong ideas about what healthy relationships look like. …It is no coincidence that 60% of young people now report that they’ve experienced strangulation during a sexual encounter.We’ve seen from the big tech companies in the past is they technically comply with what they’re required to do, uh, legally, but they make the app so unpleasant or unwieldy to use, that people default back to the old version.I’m so grateful for the crew we formed on that first day when we entered the national park on the tractor. Sudha, Lucas, Samir and Saugat. It’s thanks to these amazing people I got out safely.My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones. We passed a guy hiking up to Thulu Safru who lost his whole family when their whole town was destroyed. It’s just so devastating and undeserving. Continue reading...
