Jonathon Hutchinson

Jan 9, 2025 | journals.sagepub.com | Justine Humphry |Jonathon Hutchinson |Olga Boichak

IntroductionThe negotiations over children’s online safety by young people and their parents or carers can best be explained in terms of ‘social digital dilemmas’. The concept of ‘digital dilemma’ was first proposed by Livingstone and Blum-Ross (2020) to explain the way that parenting is enacted at the forefront of society’s ideas and values of childhood. Dilemmas over children’s digital media use manifest as tricky and troublesome points of tension and disagreement in everyday family life.

Sep 23, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Joanne Gray |Communication The |Jonathon Hutchinson |Milica Stilinovic

As our digital society continues to advance, a diverse array of scholars, policymakers, civic interest groups, companies and regulatory bodies from around the world are seeking to have an increased say in its governance (Aguerre, 2020; Calandro, 2015; Tjahja et al., 2022). This diversity makes the challenge of achieving ‘good’ Internet policy more complex and contested (Belli et al., 2023; Kettemann, 2020).

Jun 21, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Milica Stilinovic |Joanne Gray |Jonathon Hutchinson

INTRODUCTION The pursuit of reducing online harms has become an integral part of both internet and digital platform governance, with states around the world seeking to implement policies and regulatory mechanisms to address the issue at breakneck speed. In this editorial, we suggest the race to have nation states protect citizens from harm online is reminiscent of the era of humanitarian interventionism in international relations.

May 26, 2024 | theaustraliatoday.com.au | Justine Humphry |Catherine Jeffery |Jonathon Hutchinson |Olga Boichak

By Justine Humphry, Catherine Page Jeffery, Jonathon Hutchinson, and Olga BoichakThis month the Australian government announced a A$6.5 million commitment to trial an age-verification program that will restrict children’s exposure to inappropriate online content, including pornography and potentially social media. The announcement came out of a National Cabinet meeting geared towards addressing gender-based violence in Australia.

May 22, 2024 | techxplore.com | Justine Humphry |Catherine Jeffery |Jonathon Hutchinson |Olga Boichak

This month the Australian government announced a A$6.5 million commitment to trial an age-verification program that will restrict children's exposure to inappropriate online content, including pornography and potentially social media. The announcement came out of a National Cabinet meeting geared towards addressing gender-based violence in Australia. Much has been said about age-checking technologies in the weeks since.