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Ban social media platforms that fail transparency tests: Senate inquiry

The federal government should be handed powers to ban social media providers from operating in Australia if they repeatedly fail to meet minimum transparency requirements, a bipartisan senate committee...

Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

26 July 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Misinformation reports produced by digital platform providers like Meta, Twitter and TikTok under the voluntary industry code are “not working to provide transparency”, the communications watchdog has argued in...

Govt to receive strategy for ‘authoritarian tech vendors’

12 July 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...

Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

1 June 2023 | by Sunita Bose

If you think ‘transparency’ is a buzzword, you’d be easily forgiven. We regularly hear calls and commitments to corporate transparency and, while we know it’s a good thing, do...

Meta maintains ‘significant’ market power in Australia: ACCC

28 April 2023 | by Brandon How

Meta maintains significant market power in Australia despite the entry and popularity of TikTok, as well as smaller platforms like BeReal, according to a new report by the Australian...

TikTok ban fails to confront the broader risk: Our data is under attack

6 April 2023 | by David Shoebridge

The Australian government’s knee-jerk decision this week to ban just TikTok, and just on government devices, is a case of a media release chasing a serious issue. Despite the...

TikTok banned on government devices

4 April 2023 | by Justin Hendry

TikTok will be banned on Australian government-issued devices over cyber security and foreign interference fears, following similar bans of the Chinese social media platform by other Five Eyes nations....

Industry releases draft online safety codes, reveals eSafety concerns

23 February 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Draft online safety codes rejected by the eSafety Commissioner earlier this month have been publicly released by Australia’s tech sector after concerns over the lack of transparency in the...

Senator asks for Didi privacy probe as TikTok review begins

5 September 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s privacy watchdog is considering investigating Chinese ride hailing company Didi after a request from shadow Cybersecurity minister James Patterson, who raised concerns with the company’s data practices. Similar...

ACCC inquiry targeting social media competition, scams and ads

16 August 2022 | 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...

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Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

Meta maintains ‘significant’ market power in Australia: ACCC

Industry releases draft online safety codes, reveals eSafety concerns

Senator asks for Didi privacy probe as TikTok review begins

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