On November 21 2024, the Albanese government unveiled its bill to introduce a minimum age of 16 for most social media platforms. The government claims the bill is necessary...
Tech giants face fines of up to $50 million for breaches of Australia’s online safety laws under legislation introduced to give rise to a world-first social media ban for...
An independent review of Australia’s online safety laws containing more than 60 recommendations for change has been handed to Communications minister Michelle Rowland. Former competition watchdog deputy chair Delia...
Apple has deployed a new safety feature that enables Australian children to flag unwanted nude images directly with the tech giant for referral to the police, pre-empting requirements of...
Encrypted messaging app Session has shifted its operations from Australia to Switzerland and adopted a foundation model, blaming the move on the country’s “draconian” regulatory environment. As law enforcement...
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...
A Bretton Woods-like system for overseeing the takedown of harmful digital online content could fill the gap if the United States fails to crack down on the social media...
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is seeking expanded powers to stop the promotion of harmful apps online and ban users in what would be a significant step beyond its current content...
Industry experts and law enforcement agencies have largely backed federal reforms to clarify the illegality of distributing deepfake imagery, but some have sought amendments to broaden the bill and...
Platform companies like Meta and TikTok will not be required to participate in the government’s trial of age assurance technologies, leaving the regulator reliant on the companies’ willingness to...