Get Off the Internet: More Dates, Chats to Go Offline

“Social rewilding” has been named the top trend of the year as more Australians choose to date in person rather than in apps, cut back the time they spend online and support social media bans for children. More Australians are also growing impatient with experiences both online and off, and are become more distrustful of things they see and read on the internet. The trends emerged in a study of more than 24,000 people worldwide and in excess of 1000 Australians, conducted by Accenture Song. Its findings mirror changes proposed to social media in Australia, as the federal government and opposition plan to raise the age limit for social networks to 16 years and introduce greater responsibilities for tech firms....