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1.Choose a current ethical issue with multiple stakeholders. (Use any from the slides or a news article)

2.Summarise the ethical issue in 50- 100 words

3.Identify the stakeholders

4.Create a Power/Interest matrix. Download the matrix attached to this post above

5.Choose an ethical framework from this subject and apply it to the ethical issue

6. Include the names of your group members

7.Post your work to the Padlet

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1. kids under 16 allowed to use social media.

2. The proposed ban on social media for children under 16 raises an ethical issue by balancing the protection of young people's mental health and online safety against their rights to freedom of expression, social connection, and access to information. Supporters argue the ban reduces exposure to cyberbullying and harmful content, while critics believe it may limit children's autonomy and place responsibility on governments and technology companies rather than improving digital safety.

3. government, social media companies, parents and kids under 16 users social media.

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5. common good Framework : The fact that kids might be looking at content they're not supposed to or that bullying has highly increased over the last couple of years, is enough to say that this absolutely contributes to the common good of our society, allowing kids to get access to social media at the right moment and never before at a young age where can result in something addictive and harmful.

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Ethical Issue: Social Media Ban for Children Under 16

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Ethical Issue: Social Media Ban for Children Under 16

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Maralmaa Bat-Orshikh, Salina Baskota

Australia’s social media ban for children under the age of 16 aims to protect young people from cyberbullying, harmful content, online predators, and negative mental health impacts. However, the issue has created ethical concerns about children’s privacy, freedom of expression, and access to online education and social connections. The key stakeholders involved are the Australian Government, eSafety Commissioner, social media companies, parents and guardians, children under 16, schools, teachers, mental health professionals, and child advocacy groups. In the Power–Interest Matrix, the Australian Government, eSafety Commissioner, and social media companies should be managed closely because they have high power and high involvement in implementing the policy. Parents and guardians should have their needs taken into account because they influence children’s online use. Children under 16 and mental health professionals should be kept informed because they are directly affected but have less decision-making power. Schools, teachers, and child advocacy organisations should be monitored and consulted because they can provide feedback and support. Using the ethical framework of Utilitarianism, the ban can be considered ethical if it creates the greatest benefit by improving children’s safety and wellbeing. However, the policy should continue to be reviewed to ensure that protecting children does not create unnecessary restrictions on their rights and opportunities. Australian Human Rights Commission. (2024). Proposed social media ban for under-16s in Australia. https://humanrights.gov.au/about-us/news/proposed-social-media-ban-under-16s-australia Reuters. (2026, July 29).

Musk's X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/musks-x-says-australia-social-media-ban-crackdown-undermines-international-law-2026-07-29

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The ethical issue around AI displacing jobs cirlce around different factors.

Firstly, AI could enhance businesses productivity and efficiency by lowering labour costs and highering production rate. On the other side, not having AI taking over, society will keep the fundamentals human values of dignity and purpouse and it will keep florishing.

Stakeholders involved are:

Employees: want job security,

Employers: want to lower costs and maximizing profits without losing quality,

AI Companies: want to increase sales,

Goverment: want job security, national security, florishig economy,

Environment: Suistanability,

Society: want safety, equality, security and human rights.

An ethical framework that can be applied is the Common Good approach. Following this framework, it comes obviuos that letting AI displacing jobs would result in damagin the common society.

Another useful framework could be the Utilitarian approach, this approach shows that most of the stakeholders (Employees, Government, Environment and Society) would not (or not totally) benefit from letting AI displacing jobs.

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1. kids under 16 allowed to use social media.

2. The proposed ban on social media for children under 16 raises an ethical issue by balancing the protection of young people's mental health and online safety against their rights to freedom of expression, social connection, and access to information. Supporters argue the ban reduces exposure to cyberbullying and harmful content, while critics believe it may limit children's autonomy and place responsibility on governments and technology companies rather than improving digital safety.

3. government, social media companies, parents and kids under 16 users social media.

4. attached here.

5. common good Framework : The fact that kids might be looking at content they're not supposed to or that bullying has highly increased over the last couple of years, is enough to say that this absolutely contributes to the common good of our society, allowing kids to get access to social media at the right moment and never before at a young age where can result in something addictive and harmful.