Tag: Online Safety

Social media bill clears parliament, lifting fines to $99m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech giants will now face fines of up to $99 million for breaching Australia’s youth social media ban after legislation doubling the penalties under the world-first regime passed federal...

Digital Duty of Care: What we know so far

Posted on   |  by Tama Leaver
Social media users could switch off recommender algorithms in their social media feeds, under new draft laws the Australian government plans to unveil this week. The proposed Digital Duty...

OpenAI beefs up teen guardrails as new safety laws loom

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
OpenAI has unveiled new teen safety controls on ChatGPT, automatically restricting the experience when its age prediction systems flag an underage user, as pressure mounts on tech giants over...

Social media ban study finds platforms missing age checks

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team...

US House passes youth online safety legislation

Posted on   |  by Jody Godoy
The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday that would require online platforms to provide some safeguards for children, setting up a potential clash with the Senate where...

eSafety Commissioner sees common cause with US as age ban begins

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
The regulator overseeing Australia’s world-first teen social media ban rejected the “technological exceptionalism” championed by mostly US-based platforms and said a groundswell of American parents wanted similar measures. eSafety...