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There are already children’s and YA sections in physical libraries.
As for online the Booktok stuff is trash but censoring fictional things that make people uncomfortable isn’t going to address the actual occurrence of domestic violence in society. This seems like a moral panic gone wild.
I feel like it would be more effective to both supervise and have age appropriate discussions with kids, because a nebulous age rating system isn’t going to catch everything (and then kids won’t come to parents to discuss it) or prepare them for challenging content/situations when they get older.
And if this person is so concerned with family violence they should address the actual causes and consequences.
Edit: I missed seeing this.
“Emma Hussey, a digital criminologist and child safeguarding expert at the Australian Catholic University's Institute of Child Protection Studies.”
Whoop, there it is.
https://catholicleader.com.au/news/child-protection-expert-calls-for-rating-system-for-young-adult-books/