TikTok has proven to bethe number one app for surviving lockdown, as more than a billion people worldwide have signed up to watch and create viral videos of dance sequences, cute animals, and a never ending series of #challenges.

But with increasingly younger children keen to access the social media content to keep up with their friends, many parents feel conflicted about how young is too young, and whether news stories about dark content being shared should be a major red flag.

The Quicky speaks to an expert in children and technology to find out just how dangerous or not this platform is for the next generation of content creators.

Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/

CREDITS 

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri

Guest:

Dr Joanne Orlando - Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of Western Sydney, and a leading expert in the field of children and technology.

CONTACT US

Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

TikTok has proven to be the number one app for surviving lockdown, as more than a billion people worldwide have signed up to watch and create viral videos of dance sequences, cute animals, and a never ending series of #challenges.
But with increasingly younger children keen to access the social media content to keep up with their friends, many parents feel conflicted about how young is too young, and whether news stories about dark content being shared should be a major red flag.
The Quicky speaks to an expert in children and technology to find out just how dangerous or not this platform is for the next generation of content creators.
Subscribe to The Quicky at...<a href="https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/"> https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/</a>
CREDITS&nbsp;
Host/Producer: Claire Murphy
Executive Producer:&nbsp;Siobh&aacute;n Moran-McFarlane
Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri
Guest:
Dr Joanne Orlando - Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of Western Sydney, and a leading expert in the field of <a href="https://www.joanneorlando.com.au/">children and technology</a>.
CONTACT US
Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at <a href="mailto:thequicky@mamamia.com.au">thequicky@mamamia.com.au</a>
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Do you find the news cycle overwhelming?  Depressing? Confusing? Boring? Endless?
Then you need The Quicky.   Mamamia's daily podcast that gets you up to speed on the top stories, then deep dives on one topic you want to know more about.  
It's the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day.

The Quicky

Do you find the news cycle overwhelming? Depressing? Confusing? Boring? Endless?

Then you need The Quicky. Mamamia's daily podcast that gets you up to speed on the top stories, then deep dives on one topic you want to know more about.

It's the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day.

Do you find the news cycle overwhelming? Depressing? Confusing? Boring? Endless?
Then you need The Quicky. Mamamia's daily podcast that gets you up to speed on the top stories, then deep dives on one topic you want to know more about.
It's the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day.