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Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

If you think ‘transparency’ is a buzzword, you’d be easily forgiven. We regularly hear calls and commitments to corporate transparency and, while we know it’s a good thing, do...

Google wants copyright law changed for AI data mining

20 April 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s copyright laws are stifling innovation by not affording tech companies exceptions to mine websites for information when developing artificial intelligence tools, according to Google. The position, outlined in...

Industry releases draft online safety codes, reveals eSafety concerns

23 February 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Draft online safety codes rejected by the eSafety Commissioner earlier this month have been publicly released by Australia’s tech sector after concerns over the lack of transparency in the...

ACMA to gain stronger powers against misinformation

20 January 2023 | by Brandon How

Australia’s media regulator will be able to request information from digital platforms on their efforts to reduce the spread of harmful misinformation and disinformation under legislative reforms planned for...

Big Tech troubled by privacy laws targeting offshore data collection

9 November 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Extending the Privacy Act to offshore data collection where it relates to Australians goes beyond that of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, according to a handful of...

Tech giants rally against data localisation in Australia

7 September 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Global tech giants and their industry associations have rallied against the federal government introducing localisation requirements for data storage, arguing it brings no inherent benefit to cybersecurity and that...

Online industry reveals plan to regulate internet safety

1 September 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Associations representing companies like Meta, Google and Telstra have revealed industry codes of conduct they say will make the internet safer, just days after being threatened with legal action...

Misinformation remains a vexed policy problem

18 July 2022 | by Jordan Guiao

A review of the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation – Australia’s answer to defence against misinformation online is currently underway. A year since being developed by...

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

6 June 2022 | by Denham Sadler

A review has been launched into the Big Tech misinformation code a year after it came into effect, but the global giants have already flagged they are likely to...

Big Tech firms release misinformation reports as regulation looms

30 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

A number of Big Tech firms have released their latest reports under Australia’s voluntary misinformation code as they face looming further regulation on the issue. The Australian Code of...

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Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

Google wants copyright law changed for AI data mining

Industry releases draft online safety codes, reveals eSafety concerns

Big Tech troubled by privacy laws targeting offshore data collection

Tech giants rally against data localisation in Australia

Online industry reveals plan to regulate internet safety

Misinformation remains a vexed policy problem

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

Big Tech firms release misinformation reports as regulation looms

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