At the end of June, Australia quietly introduced rules forcing search engine companies such as Google and Microsoft to check the ages of logged-in users
We're watching the death of an open, anonymous internet, and the gradual takeover of information online by the state — under the guise of protecting children. Andrew Starr / @ajsta : This doesn't seem...
Australia drops plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online
It should have been 50%. [embedded post] X: David Limbrick MP / @_davidlimbrick : The more people learnt about it, the more they hated it. @fsuofaustralia : Victory! Communications Minister Michelle ...
Australia sanctions a Russian hacker over his role in the October 2022 hack of health insurer Medibank, marking the first use of its cyber sanctions laws
Absolutely thrilled to see this from the Australian government/DFAT — They probably know this guy better than he knows himself at this point … X: Clare O'Neil MP / @clareoneilmp : This is a very imp...
Australian telecom Optus says its mobile network has been restored and “most services should now be online” after an hours-long outage affected 10M+ customers
“One of my patients had a cardiac arrest, I couldn't call an ambulance,” he said. Adj. Professor Warwick Powell : “Could do better” is possibly the understatement of the year. — I'm talking about th...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Meta claiming Facebook “aided and abetted” scam cryptocurrency ads with photos of famous Australians
Australian competition watchdog has begun proceedings against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) …
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Meta claiming Facebook “aided and abetted” scam cryptocurrency ads with photos of famous Australians
Australian competition watchdog has begun proceedings against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) …
Some Australians say Domm Holland, CEO of one-click checkout startup Fast, “ripped off” a lot of people before moving to the US and remaking his identity
Bobby Allyn / NPR : Tweets: @npr , @kenwattana , @davidgura , and @bobbyallyn Tweets: @npr : Venture capitalists have lined up in droves, pouring millions into the payments startup known as Fast. Its...
A joint probe by Australia and UK's Information Commissioners finds Clearview AI collected data on 3B+ people by indiscriminately scraping info from the web
Despite uncovering Clearview AI's intrusive practices, Australia's Information Commissioner conceded that the number of Australians … Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner .
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill
but what was lost along the way? Micky : Facebook versus Australia: the government hands Facebook a free pass Max Willens / Digiday : Cheat sheet: Facebook brings news back to platform in Australia - ...
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill
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