Misinformation laws proposed by the Albanese government to hold social media platforms to account for harmful content on their platforms could inadvertently be “abused” to the detriment of free...
Communications minister Michelle Rowland has released draft legislation that would give the Australian Media and Communications Authority new powers to hold social media platforms and others accountable for harmful...
United Nations chief António Guterres recently called out mis- and disinformation as a “grave global harm”, while launching a key report on the issue. The report is part of...
Twitter was the only tech giant covered by Australia’s voluntary disinformation and misinformation code not to publish data on the volume of local content removed from its social media...
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...
Australia’s copyright laws are stifling innovation by not affording tech companies exceptions to mine websites for information when developing artificial intelligence tools, according to Google. The position, outlined in...
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...
Australia’s media regulator will be able to request information from digital platforms on their efforts to reduce the spread of harmful misinformation and disinformation under legislative reforms planned for...
Extending the Privacy Act to offshore data collection where it relates to Australians goes beyond that of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, according to a handful of...
Global tech giants and their industry associations have rallied against the federal government introducing localisation requirements for data storage, arguing it brings no inherent benefit to cybersecurity and that...