Tag: Anika Wells

Albanese targets tech giants with online duty of care laws

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia has proposed giving social media users greater control over the content they see as part of sweeping new powers designed to purge harmful online content and manipulative platform...

Senate committee green lights stronger eSafety powers

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A Senate committee has given the green light to social media ban reforms that would double fines for tech companies and introduce new information gathering powers for Australia’s digital...

Govt targets new consumer protections for AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will investigate new consumer protections for artificial intelligence to address risks such retail surveillance pricing and agentic commerce models. An investigation of potential options for consumer...

ACMA pushes for new telco investigative powers

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s telco regulator has called for the government to beef up its investigative powers so it can compel companies to prove they have complied with laws and regulations in...

eSafety and OAIC team up for online safety crackdown

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Two of the federal government’s digital regulators will team up to enforce the social media age ban and new online age verification standards, as Australia pursues tougher online safety...

Greens push to lift lid on social media algorithms

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Social media platforms would be forced to reveal closely guarded algorithms and risk assessment data, and allow users to opt out of algorithm-driven feeds under far-reaching digital duty of...