Tag: Julie Inman Grant

Aussie fight and flight against the Big Tech flex

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
In comedy and politics, just as in business and innovation, timing is everything. This week, Australians were reminded of the truth of this enduring axiom. News Corporation Australasia executive...

eSafety Commissioner ditches legal fight with X

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The eSafety Commissioner has abandoned its Federal Court case against Elon Musk’s X, just days after two prominent US digital rights groups were approved to intervene in the matter....

Age verification trial tests to be outsourced

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A trial of age verification technologies will be managed by the Department of Communications, but technical effectiveness tests will be done by a third-party expert selected through a competitive...

Experts warn on ‘minefield’ age assurance trial

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Digital rights, tech and criminology experts have cast doubt on the federal government’s plan to trial age assurance technology to stop kids accessing online pornography, with warnings that politicking...

Online age verification pilot gets green light

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A trial of age assurance technology will be conducted in Australia to shield children from online pornography and other adult content in response to the sharp rise in the...

Global take-down orders can harm the internet if widely adopted

Posted on   |  by Dan Jerker B Svantesson
Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer ‘yes’ to this question should perhaps...