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Digital Privacy
No ‘Fine Issuing Button’: eSafety on Compliance Issues With Under-16 Social Media Ban
'Systemic non-compliance needs to be proven in court with solid evidence and complex legal proceedings,' said Australia's eSafety Commissioner.
May 27, 2026
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Elon Musk’s X to Pay $750,000 After Delayed Replies to eSafety Commissioner
Failure to fully comply on time with an eSafety Commissioner request has cost social media platform X Corp ...
May 21, 2026
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
eSafety Commissioner Defends Use of Informal Notices After Tribunal Finds Practice Unlawful
The office says the approach helps address online harm, after a case that cost more than $300,000 in ...
April 24, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Roblox, Fortnite Among Gaming Platforms Put on Notice Over Child Grooming Risks
Julie Inman-Grant is seeking answers on how gaming platforms prevent the grooming and radicalisation of children.
April 22, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support, Report Finds
Almost twice as many young people asked a chatbot for mental health advice as those who rang a ...
April 17, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Roblox Rolls Out Restricted Accounts for Under-16 Users Amid Lawsuit, Social Media Ban
With over 151 million active players every day, Roblox has become one of the most popular online platforms ...
April 14, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
CBA Moves to Passport Scans for Faster Account Opening
The bank hopes to extend the feature to people overseas who might be planning to migrate or study ...
April 7, 2026
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Australia Targets ‘Endless Feeds’, FOMO in Tweak to Under-16 Social Media Ban
New regulations target addictive algorithms rather than simply naming platforms, but the Free Speech Union says this will ...
April 1, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
US Tech Giant Pens Deal With Australia on AI Safety
Much of the deal involves sharing information on the development of AI to explore better safety measures.
March 31, 2026
BY
Monica O’Shea
Big Tech Warned as ‘Substantial’ Volume of Teens Bypass Australia’s Social Media Ban
'Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,' the eSafety commissioner has ...
March 31, 2026
BY
Monica O’Shea
Long-Term Social Media Use Linked to Depression, Self-Harm in Young People: Study
The international study examined over 350,000 children and young people around the world aged 2 to 19 years ...
March 25, 2026
BY
Jerry Zhu
Fake Commonwealth Bank Ads Used to Lure Scam Victims
A criminal network has used a major online ad campaign to trick investors out of their money in ...
March 19, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Tech Giant Atlassian to Cut 1,600 Jobs in Artificial Intelligence Drive
'We fundamentally believe people and AI create the best outcomes,' CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said.
March 12, 2026
BY
Monica O’Shea
Porn Giant Blocks Australian Users in Response to Age-Verification Laws
Australian users are now unable to access adult websites owned by Canadian-based Aylo after new laws took effect ...
March 9, 2026
BY
Monica O’Shea
Jacinta Allan Denies Using Taxpayer Funds to Boost Instagram Followers by 50,000
'There's not a dollar of taxpayer funds that's been expended on this. They are bots, and I am ...
March 3, 2026
BY
Monica O’Shea
New Zealand Parliament to Cease Posting on X, Cites Concerns With AI ‘Nudification’
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters claims 'moral virtue signalling' is behind the move, and that the Parliament's Clerk ...
February 23, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Sydney Mother Wins Court Battle With eSafety Commissioner Over ‘Queer Club’ Post
A Sydney mother's post about a 'queer club' at a primary school remained online after the Federal Court ...
February 20, 2026
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Senator Questions Whether eSafety Crackdown Could Strain US-Australia Ties
One Nation Senator Tyron Whitten posed the questions during the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee hearing.
February 11, 2026
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Australia Puts Roblox on Notice Amid Child Grooming Claims
The communications minister says Roblox could be reclassified amid grooming and content concerns.
February 10, 2026
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
NSW Legislates Against AI, Tech Related Harms at Work
The opposition has warned about the additional burden it places on business owners.
February 6, 2026
BY
Monica O’Shea
Fears New Zealand’s Proposed Telco Law May Broaden State Powers Over Encrypted Messaging
'New Zealanders will no longer be able to rely on overseas-based networks or applications ... for private or ...
January 28, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Survey Finds Aussie Workers Confident Using AI at Home—Just Not in the Office
Uptake of artificial intelligence in Australian workplaces is lagging due to concerns over a lack of transparency and ...
January 21, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Australia Removes Nearly 5 Million Under-16 Social Media Accounts After Ban
'Every account deactivated could mean one extra young person with more free time to build their community and ...
January 15, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Liz Truss Rejects Moves by UK, Australia, Canada to Restrict Elon Musk’s X
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has faced scrutiny for being used to create non-consensual sexual content.
January 11, 2026
BY
Jerry Zhu
Major Data Breaches Put Hundreds of Thousands of New Zealanders At Risk
In two separate incidents, hackers have broken into the database of a healthcare portal and a large media-run ...
January 5, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Clicking and Streaming: Australian Online Habits Evolve
Australians are hooking up to faster broadband connections by the thousands and the technology is changing the way ...
December 25, 2025
BY
AAP
Reddit Launches Legal Action Against Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
Social media platform Reddit says it should never have been included with the nine other banned platforms.
December 12, 2025
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
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