On my Tiktok feed
This Minecraft-style building game became massively popular again with Gen Alpha because of its pastel avatars, roleplay servers, and “obby” challenges.
What is 'roblocks'
This is the minimum age under which social media use will be banned under Australia’s new law.
What is 16 years old?
On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns. The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil.
Memoir
This movie was a live re-enactment of a 2010s animated film set in a fantasy world of 'Berk'
What is 'How to Train your Dragon'
The act of making someone quiet and unheard by the mainstream media.
what is "Silencing"
This slang term Gen Alpha uses means something is embarrassing, awkward, or trying too hard.
What is cringe
If companies don’t comply with the ban, they could face fines of up to this amount in Australian dollars.
What is AUD $49.5 million?
“In the rainforest, everything felt alive — the ground, the trees, even the silence. I kept thinking that if I stood still long enough, the jungle would decide whether I belonged there.”
Mem'nah'
This film is a cinematic re-adaption of a popular video game made by Swedish developers involving the breaking and placing of blocks for creative purposes.
what is 'The Minecraft Movie'
This word originates for the Greek word “anekdota”, meaning “things unpublished”,
What is 'anecdote'
This handheld toy, popular in classrooms, has kids clicking, spinning, and snapping it during break times; it replaced the fidget spinner era.
What is 'pop-it'
These major platforms were explicitly named as being subject to age-restriction requirements under the ban.
What are Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, Reddit, (and later) YouTube?
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp.”
Memoir
This film was released in 2024 as a sequel to a popular sci-fi thriller, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya .
what is 'Dune part Two'
This word is used to describe how people might view an item or idea.
What is an perspective
Gen Alpha gamers use this word when something is amazingly good, powerful, or impressive in a game.
What is OP (overpowered)
Originally, this platform was to be exempted from the ban due to its “educational purpose,” but was later added in.
What is YouTube?
“ I kept thinking that if I stood still long enough, the jungle would decide whether I belonged there.”
Mem-nah
This film is a cinematic re-adaption of a musical spin off which was a spin-off story of movie that was a filmic adaptation of a book called "The Wizzard of Oz".
What is 'Wicked'
This word refers to the ability to seem real and genuine.
What is 'authenticity'
The trend can be traced back to the song "Doot Doot (67)" by rapper Skrilla, which references 67th Street in Chicago, adding some cultural context to its usage.
What is '6 7'
To comply with the law, companies must take this kind of measures to check a user’s age, without necessarily demanding government ID.
What are “reasonable steps” such as age-verification mechanisms, without forcing users to submit ID
“There was no food, only hope — and even that was starting to run low.” .
Memoir
This film is one of a long list of superhero movies released in 2025, that involves a super powered dog named Krypto.
What is 'Superman'
This word means to have something in order of the time that it happened.
What is, "chronological'