[Commlist] Conference: Digital and sexual citizenship in an age of social media bans: Interrogating the rights of children and young people conference

*Digital and sexual citizenship in an age of social media bans: 
Interrogating the rights of children and young people conference*
/An initiative of the ECU Ethical Digital Futures Group/
/6 – 8 July, 2026/
The 'Digital and sexual citizenship in an age of social media bans: 
Interrogating the rights of children and young people' conference will 
be held in Perth in July 2026. The conference explores the impact of 
law, policy and public discourse on young people’s rights and lived 
experience, as well as children’s agency and digital sexual citizenship 
more broadly.
We are pleased to announce the keynotes for the conference will be:

  * *Professor Tama Leaver: */All stick, no carrot? Deploying
    Australia’s social media ban for under16s/
  * *Associate Professor Megan Lim: */Young people’s perspectives on age
    verification for online pornography/
  * *Katrina Marson: */Young people’s access to comprehensive sexuality
    education and information is a human rights issue/
  * *Professor Alan McKee: */Sexual Shame and Healthy Sexual Development/

The conference will also host a special panel where our speakers will be 
joined by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in WA, *Dr 
Jacqueline McGowan-Jones*, for a discussion on /Supporting digital 
participation and rights of children and young people: Considerations 
and priorities./
**
More information about the conference and updates are available on the 
conference webpage: 
_https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/communication-media-and-cultural-studies/digital-and-sexual-citizenship-in-an-age-of-social-media-bans-interrogating-the-rights-of-children-and-young-people_ 
<https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/communication-media-and-cultural-studies/digital-and-sexual-citizenship-in-an-age-of-social-media-bans-interrogating-the-rights-of-children-and-young-people>
**
Registrations are now open! Early Bird pricing closes 22 June 2026. 
Discounted prices available for unwaged attendees, PhD candidates, and 
young people.

*To register for the conference, visit: **_Young People's Digital 
Citizenship Conference Tickets, Oaks Perth Hotel, Perth 
| TryBooking Australia_* <https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1594247>
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