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ACMA to gain stronger powers against misinformation

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...

Regulator urged to reject industry’s social media safety codes

18 January 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Child welfare groups are asking Australia’s online safety regulator to reject the industry codes Meta and TikTok say will keep their young users safe, warning the industry-written rules do...

ACCC inquiry targeting social media competition, scams and ads

16 August 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Snapchat will be scrutinised by the competition regulator in a new inquiry launched as part of the watchdog’s ongoing examination of digital platforms. The...

Big Tech says it is confused by Australia’s growing online safety laws

18 January 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Large American technology firms want the Australian government to consolidate its various online safety laws into one Act, claiming a “slew of regulations” are creating overlap, inconsistency and confusion....

Is govt using China as its model for social media regulation?

28 November 2021 | by James Riley

Scott Morrison says his government will introduce “world-leading” new court powers to force global social media companies to “unmask” anonymous social media trolls. If by “world-leading’ the Prime Minister...

Age verification will be mandatory for social under govt tech crackdown

25 October 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has unveiled “landmark privacy legislation” which will increase penalties for breaches of privacy by social media firms and require a wide range of tech firms to...

Facebook’s ‘watered-down’ protection for young Australians

28 July 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Facebook has tightened how advertisers can target its youngest users ahead of international regulation and after scrutiny from digital rights groups, including a cohort calling for regulator-led protections in...

The role of social media in COVID protests

27 July 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government must require greater transparency from the social media giants about COVID-19 misinformation following the large-scale anti-lockdown protests in Sydney and Melbourne at the weekend, shadow assistant...

Govt mulls ID points to use for social media

6 April 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government is considering requiring identification checks for the use of social media platforms as part of its broader big tech crackdown, a proposal which has been rejected...

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