Tag: Digital Industry Group Inc

Gig Guide: NCI director Andrew Rohl to retire

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Andrew Rohl will retire as director of the National Computational Infrastructure at the end of 2026, with recruitment now underway for his successor. Mr Rohl took charge of the...

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...

Platform giants could give up on misinformation fight

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The industry group representing companies like Meta and Google has signalled it could drop the term misinformation from its self-regulatory code in Australia after the controversy surrounding the government’s...

Search engines push back on ‘platform’ label in eSafety debate

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Australian Information Industry Association has urged lawmakers to recognise that search engines are not social media platforms and should be regulated differently, as senators pressed industry groups on...

Adult content codes zero-in on search and social media

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Search engines and social media giants would be expected to filter, blur and block online pornography and other age-inappropriate content by default for children under the latest set of...

Blame game won’t protect Australians from scams

Posted on   |  by Sunita Bose
Every story of hard-earned savings being lost to a scammer is heartbreaking; the paychecks lost and the difficulty in telling family and friends. Scam victims should know that behind...

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

Posted on   |  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....

eSafety proposal faces pushback over encryption risk

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech giants and privacy groups have rallied against a proposal to force companies to scan cloud and messaging services for illegal and harmful content in Australia, arguing for changes...