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I'm bryce corbett.
It's thursday, april 2 in squiz kids today.
New privacy rules for youtube and roblox moon mission countdown, fake climate news and a cute set of capybara pups.
That's what's making news.
Here's a number.
I want you to get your heads around this morning.
72 million.
Now, let that number sink in for a moment.
It's pretty big, isn't it?
It's also the average number of pieces of data that apps store.
Websites, streaming platforms and online games will have collected on every Aussie kid by the time they turn 13.
That's 72 million pieces of a jigsaw that makes up the essence of who you are.
What you're interested in, what you're not interested in.
What makes you happy, what makes you sad.
What sorts of content or products appeal to you?
It's all based on the idea, popular right now across the internet, that rather than being a human person, you are a product.
And that's why something called the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is planning a new children's online privacy code.
A draft was released earlier this week of the new code, which will require a two-step consent process.
First from you, the child yourself, then from your parent, before any data can be collected by games, streaming platforms or even educational tools.
Meaning, services such as Roblox, YouTube, Spotify and school-issued apps will all be affected.
The draft code is open for comment now, with plans to finalise and implement it later this year.
Keep calm and don't freak out about petrol.
That was the message from Aussie PM Anthony Albanese last night as he delivered a rare address to the entire nation.
All programming on free-to-air TV stations and radio stations across the entire country was paused last night at 7pm as the Prime Minister made a speech to assure us all not to be worried about the war in Iran and that Australia's petrol supplies were plentiful if everyone just remained calm.
It's rare for the PM to make an address to the nation like this.
The last time it happened was during the COVID pandemic.
The message in both instances?
If we all work together and remain calm, we'll get through this.
And if you didn't catch our Prime Minister talking to our PM for a day competition winner, Jet Jarvis, yesterday afternoon, be sure to dive back into the Squiz Kids podcast feed and have a listen.
Be optimistic was the PM's advice to Squiz Kids, adding that hope is much better than fear and that we live in the best country in the world.
Hear, hear to that.
Spin the globe.
Each day we give the world globe a spin and find a new story from wherever it stops.
And today we've landed in Florida, in the United States, where all eyes will be this morning as the countdown for the moon reaches its final hours.
All going well and barring any kind of technical failure overnight.
The Artemis II mission to the moon will blast off around 930am this morning, Aussie time.
This is the mission that will send four astronauts up to the moon, where they will spin around it for about a week, conducting all sorts of experiments and surveillance, in preparation for another mission in 2028, which will hopefully see humans setting foot back on the surface of the moon.
And if all of that goes well, it's hoped that construction on a permanent moon base for humans will kick off in 2032.
All of which means if you've ever dreamed of being an astronaut, there's never been a better time.
The possibilities, especially for science and maths, loving kids are about to be as vast as the galaxy itself.
The moon is no doubt fascinating, but surely it has nothing quite as cute as the critters that walk down here on Earth.
And here I'm talking specifically about capybaras, those enormous rodents native to South America who love splashing around in water and are possibly the most chill animal in the South American rainforest.
And that's because a set of capybara triplets have just been born in a zoo in Palm Beach in the United States.
And as you'll see from the link to the video in today's episode notes, they are insanely cute.
Did you know that baby capybaras are called pups?
And that they are the largest rodent on earth, with some growing to weigh 45 kilograms, which is the same as the average 12 or 13 year old human.
Holy dooly!
News Hounds!
Every Thursday, Squizzy the News Hound sticks his snout into Squiz Kids HQ to report back on fishy things he's sniffed out on the internet.
And this week, after coming with me to Parliament House in Canberra for our PM for a Day competition.
Squizzy's feeling pretty pleased with himself.
And that's because he stumbled over a report from Australia's Senate which highlighted the problem of what's called climate change mis- and disinformation, and how it manages to creep into people's social media feeds and ultimately damage the environment.
So what's climate change miss and disinformation?
Most scientists agree that the planet is warming and most scientists also agree that fossil fuels and other human activity are a contributing factor.
But there are still some people and companies who are motivated for nothing to change.
And sometimes they are responsible for using social media to spread lies to try to influence the way we think about climate change.
But as newshounds, we know that we should always stop, think and check whenever we come across anything online.
And especially when it comes to things like climate change.
We should always do our own research and seek out the scientific evidence provided by actual scientists.
Well done, Squizzy.
I wondered where you had gotten to down in Parliament House.
Such a clever dog with such a keen nose.
And teachers remember.
The Squiz Kids News Hounds plug and play classroom resource with its comprehensive teacher manual making you an instant expert in media literacy and teaching kids to think critically about content they're consuming online is currently available for free at the Squiz Kids website, squizkidscomau.
And yes, you're very welcome.
Time for the quiz.
This is the part of the podcast where you get to test how well you've been listening.
Question number one.
What is the name of NASA's impending mission to the moon?
That's right.
It's called Artemis 2.
Question number two.
On average, how many pieces of data will be collected by online companies by the time an Aussie kid is 13 years old?
Do you remember that enormous number we talked about at the top of the podcast?
Yes that's right it's 72 million.
Question number three, what is the name given to capybara babies?
Yeah, that's right, they're called pups.
Shout outs.
It's Thursday, April 2.
Tomorrow, my friends, is Good Friday, and that means holidays.
It also means that the Daily News pod will be taking a little break over the school holidays too.
But don't worry, we're going to have plenty of Easter content for you to listen to.
Starting with the bumper Easter quiz tomorrow, then two more bumper quizzes over the next two Fridays and, of course, our famous daily brain teasers in between.
Be sure to keep listening.
Today is also a special day for these Squiz Kids celebrating a birthday today.
And a belated birthday shoutout goes to Sebastian from Warrnambool.
And classroom shoutouts today go to Class 4V with Ms.
Van Tarrakis at Livingston Primary School.
Hello, Ms.
V. Lovely to see you.
Class Bureau 4 with Mrs. Elambro at Googung Public School.
Class 56T with Mr. Meeson at Belmont Primary School.
Class 6 JW with Miss Walters at Wilstonston State School in Toowoomba.
Beninji class with Miss Wilkinson at Tabulam Public School.
And Year 6 Freeman with Miss Sudani and Miss Tucker at St Luke's Catholic College in Sydney.
And a reminder if you're celebrating a birthday between now and when the daily podcast returns on April 20, you'll receive your birthday shout-out in the Friday bumper quizzes that are published the week your birthday falls.
Just subscribe to SquizKids and your favorite podcasting app to make sure you don't miss a thing.
Well, that's all we have time for.
Thanks for listening to Squiz Kids today.
We'll be back again tomorrow with our bumper Easter quiz.
In the meantime, get out there and have a most excellent day.
Over and out.
Thank you.
