There oughta be a law : the (potential) role of law and regulation in slowing down and calming down

This chapter discusses some of the challenges associated with the search for legal and regulatory means of reducing children’s exposure to sexualising and violent media. It concludes that most of the existing legal frameworks that would normally come to mind in the contexts of sexualisation, such as broadcasting regulation and classification/censorship law, have significant flaws and limitations. On the other hand, it recommends further consideration of a consumer law-based approach, to keep the focus on the power imbalance between the media publishers and the audience. In relation to violent media the chapter analyses the recent debate in Australia over the classification of video games and concludes that a broader review of the systems is required