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Govt takes another swing at misinformation law

New misinformation legislation will insert a bigger regulatory backstop into the struggling industry-led model and set a “high threshold” for the type of mis- and disinformation that digital platforms...

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

16 April 2024 | by Justin Hendry

A complaint against Meta over “potentially misleading” mis- and disinformation reporting in Australia has been dismissed by the industry group that counts the social media giant as a member....

Big Tech facing ex ante competition regime in Australia

8 December 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Amazon, Apple, Google and other Big Tech companies face the prospect of an EU-style ex ante digital competition regime in Australia after the federal government agreed to progress work...

‘Widespread’ exploitation of sensitive data for online ads

7 December 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

The Albanese government is being urged to take advantage of a rare multi reform opportunity to curb Australia’s “extractive and predatory data market” after analysis of a leaked dataset...

Musk shtick: X booted from industry’s misinformation code

27 November 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been kicked off the industry’s self-regulation effort on misinformation and disinformation because it removed user reporting tools and stopped...

Cautious welcome for govt’s planned privacy law upgrade

28 September 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

The government’s planned upgrade of Australia’s privacy law has been backed by the national regulator and cautiously welcomed by advocates and the tech sector after years of debate. The...

Regulator urged to reject industry’s social media safety codes

18 January 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Child welfare groups are asking Australia’s online safety regulator to reject the industry codes Meta and TikTok say will keep their young users safe, warning the industry-written rules do...

Social media companies writing their own ‘weak’ safety codes

10 December 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s online safety codes should be abandoned at the eleventh hour in favour of stronger regulator led rules, digital rights advocates say, warning the self-regulation model will put young...

‘Dystopian’: Govt-endorsed education apps surveilling Australian children

26 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

A number of education apps and websites endorsed by Australian governments and used throughout the pandemic have been surveilling and tracking children and sending their data to advertisers, according...

‘Substantial gaps’ in Meta’s Australian election policies: Reset Australia

19 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Meta’s public statements and efforts around election integrity on its platform in Australia have been “inadequate and incomplete”, and systemic regulation is needed on the issue, according to Reset...

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Govt takes another swing at misinformation law

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

Big Tech facing ex ante competition regime in Australia

‘Widespread’ exploitation of sensitive data for online ads

Musk shtick: X booted from industry’s misinformation code

Cautious welcome for govt’s planned privacy law upgrade

Social media companies writing their own ‘weak’ safety codes

‘Dystopian’: Govt-endorsed education apps surveilling Australian children

‘Substantial gaps’ in Meta’s Australian election policies: Reset Australia

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