Algorithmic Childhoods: Social Media, Law, and the Protection of Minors in China and Australia

A legal podcast comparing #China and #Australia’s responses to algorithm-driven social-media addiction among minors. Drawing on new Chinese legal scholarship and Australia’s landmark minimum-age law, this episode explores how law, code, and childhood collide in the digital age.

Time Stamps
00:00 - Social Media
03:53 - Section 1 – Legal and Social Background
06:39 - Section 2 – Core Legal Analysis
07:20 - 1. How Algorithms Produce Addiction
08:12 - 2. Chinese Legal Response: Regulating Architecture
08:52 - 3. Australian Turn to Strong Regulation
10:07 - Section 3 – Challenges and Reform Directions
10:58 - 1. Algorithmic Addiction Warning Systems
11:19 - 2. Default Algorithmic Throttling for Minors
11:35 - 3. Digital Guardianship Duties
12:01 - Section 4 – Key Legal Vocabulary & Reflection
13:08 - Reflection questions:
13:32 - Conclusion

China social media law, Australia social media age law, algorithm addiction, minors online protection, Online Safety Act Australia, Chinese cyber law, algorithm regulation, child data protection, digital governance podcast

#childprotection, #ChinaLaw #AustralianLaw #socialmedialaw #algorithim