Tag: Facebook

Gig guide: Sims’ step up, Senate President out early

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition czar has landed a top role with an international group of regulators where he will coordinate their approach to the digital economy and the government’s Senate president...

Govt’s online safety expectations target encryption

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Big Tech firms will be required to take “reasonable” steps to address unlawful or harmful content on their encrypted services under the federal government’s draft online safety expectations. Following...

Facebook blocks researchers from scrutinising data

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook has suspended the accounts of US researchers who had been scrutinising its role in misinformation, digital advertising and election campaigns with a tool that catalogued the social media...

Govt looks to new social media crackdown

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will release draft legislation within weeks to further crackdown on social media firms, with a focus on improving transparency around the handling of user data. Representatives...

Facebook’s ‘watered-down’ protection for young Australians

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook has tightened how advertisers can target its youngest users ahead of international regulation and after scrutiny from digital rights groups, including a cohort calling for regulator-led protections in...