Tag: Social Media

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

Posted on   |  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...

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

Posted on   |  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

Posted on   |  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

Posted on   |  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...

Fletcher heaps pressure on Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Tech giants need to “step up” and do more to combat the “significant disconnect” between the expectations of the community and what they actually deliver, Communications Minister Paul Fletcher...

Albo on ‘echo chambers’ and fake news

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Anthony Albanese has thrown down the gauntlet to the world’s biggest social media companies, with the Opposition Leader saying that the breaking down of “echo chambers” and efforts to...

Foreign influence on social media scrutinised

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new Senate Select Committee will look into foreign interference on social media and the spread of misinformation that undermines Australia’s democracy. Labor put forward the motion to create...