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Govt’s ‘anti-troll’ reform will encourage defamation: Facebook

Reforms aimed at giving Australians more avenues to address defamatory comments made against them would actually “embolden” people to make more defamatory comments, according to Facebook parent company Meta....

Big Tech media bargaining code review begins before govt activates it

1 March 2022 | by Denham Sadler

A review has been launched into the Big Tech media bargaining code, before the federal government has formally activated it. The News Media Bargaining Code came into effect in...

ABC iview account required from March despite privacy warnings

17 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

ABC’s 3 million iview users will need to have a user account by mid-March to continue watching as part of the public broadcaster’s “personalisation” push. The accounts track user...

Federal Court rules against Facebook on Cambridge Analytica appeal

7 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Facebook has lost its Federal Court appeal against a ruling that it is breached privacy laws by tracking Australian users and failing to protect the data. The American tech...

Facebook whistleblower ‘deeply sceptical’ of Australia’s online safety laws

3 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The former Facebook worker who blew the whistle on the company’s disregard for user safety last year is “deeply sceptical” of Australia’s co-regulation approach to online platforms, advocating instead...

Election footing as PM lashes Big Tech on regulation

12 November 2021 | by James Riley

The Prime Minister has applied a blow-torch to Big Tech at the G20 CEO Summit in Auckland, demanding the tech giants come up with industry codes of practice that...

With Zuck’s ‘metaverse’, is it finally time to wake up to our online delusions?

29 October 2021 | by Jordan Guiao

The metaverse – a complete virtual world that promises to be the next phase of the web is not a new concept. It’s entered pop culture in many examples...

Pressure grows for govt to designate Facebook under bargaining code

26 October 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government is facing increased pressure to designate Facebook under the media bargaining code, with the competition watchdog boss saying he is “concerned” about the social media giant’s...

Age verification will be mandatory for social under govt tech crackdown

25 October 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has unveiled “landmark privacy legislation” which will increase penalties for breaches of privacy by social media firms and require a wide range of tech firms to...

Facebook whistleblower warns federal MPs

22 October 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The whistleblower who testified to US congress earlier this month that Facebook is putting “profits before people” has urged Australian politicians to regulate the tech giant because it has...

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Govt’s ‘anti-troll’ reform will encourage defamation: Facebook

Big Tech media bargaining code review begins before govt activates it

ABC iview account required from March despite privacy warnings

Federal Court rules against Facebook on Cambridge Analytica appeal

Facebook whistleblower ‘deeply sceptical’ of Australia’s online safety laws

Election footing as PM lashes Big Tech on regulation

With Zuck’s ‘metaverse’, is it finally time to wake up to our online delusions?

Pressure grows for govt to designate Facebook under bargaining code

Facebook whistleblower warns federal MPs

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