Tag: Facebook

Industry funding model firms for privacy watchdog

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government should explore industry funding models for the country’s privacy watchdog to give it sufficient resourcing to carry out its growing responsibilities, according to the Privacy Act...

Govt mulls widening of Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A review of Australia’s media bargaining code has recommended the government investigate extending it to digital platforms other than Google and Facebook, and verify the value of the deals it...

ACCC inquiry targeting social media competition, scams and ads

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Snapchat will be scrutinised by the competition regulator in a new inquiry launched as part of the watchdog’s ongoing examination of digital platforms. The...

Push to combat online extremism with further regulation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Encrypted messaging apps should be subject to at least the same regulations and laws as the likes of Facebook and Google to help combat online extremism, a Victorian inquiry...

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

Posted on   |  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...