At the end of June, Australia quietly introduced rules forcing search engine companies such as Google and Microsoft to check the ages of logged-in users
We're watching the death of an open, anonymous internet, and the gradual takeover of information online by the state — under the guise of protecting children. Andrew Starr / @ajsta : This doesn't seem...
Australia drops plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online
It should have been 50%. [embedded post] X: David Limbrick MP / @_davidlimbrick : The more people learnt about it, the more they hated it. @fsuofaustralia : Victory! Communications Minister Michelle ...
Australia sanctions a Russian hacker over his role in the October 2022 hack of health insurer Medibank, marking the first use of its cyber sanctions laws
Absolutely thrilled to see this from the Australian government/DFAT — They probably know this guy better than he knows himself at this point … X: Clare O'Neil MP / @clareoneilmp : This is a very imp...
A joint probe by Australia and UK's Information Commissioners finds Clearview AI collected data on 3B+ people by indiscriminately scraping info from the web
Despite uncovering Clearview AI's intrusive practices, Australia's Information Commissioner conceded that the number of Australians … Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner .
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill
but what was lost along the way? Micky : Facebook versus Australia: the government hands Facebook a free pass Max Willens / Digiday : Cheat sheet: Facebook brings news back to platform in Australia - ...
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill
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Ahead of proposed media law, Facebook bans Australians from sharing or viewing news and all users from sharing and viewing news on Australian news Pages
Ahead of proposed media law, Facebook bans Australians from sharing or viewing news and all users from sharing and viewing news on Australian news Pages
In response to Australia's proposed new Media Bargaining law, Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing …
In an Australian Senate hearing, a Google executive said that a law forcing Google to pay news outlets for links could prompt it to stop offering Search
As Google and Facebook face Senate committee, poll finds three in five Australians agree social media companies should prioritise news in feeds
Google warns Australians that a plan to make it pay for news content threatens privacy, free Search and YouTube; Australia says the open letter contains misinfo
Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation — Google has warned …