Tag: Digital Industry Group Inc

New misinformation laws could be ‘abused’: Meta

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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...

Twitter withholding Australian disinformation data

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
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...

ACMA to gain stronger powers against misinformation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
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...

Tech giants hit back at ACCC report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Tech giants Google and Facebook have accused the Australian competition watchdog of going beyond its remit in its 18-month inquiry into digital platforms, and warned that its recommendations will...

Sovereign capability the digital key

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s tech sector – specifically its information and communication technology industry – is about half the size of its global peers as a proportion of GDP and ranks second...

Blow-back on encryption laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s controversial anti-encryption bill gives “extraordinary powers of unprecedented scope” and may serve to “undermine public safety”, according to some of the biggest tech companies in the...