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Digital Privacy

  • No ‘Fine Issuing Button’: eSafety on Compliance Issues With Under-16 Social Media Ban
    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, 2026BY Crystal-Rose Jones
  • Elon Musk’s X to Pay $750,000 After Delayed Replies to eSafety Commissioner
    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, 2026BY Crystal-Rose Jones
  • eSafety Commissioner Defends Use of Informal Notices After Tribunal Finds Practice Unlawful
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Roblox, Fortnite Among Gaming Platforms Put on Notice Over Child Grooming Risks
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support, Report Finds
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Roblox Rolls Out Restricted Accounts for Under-16 Users Amid Lawsuit, Social Media Ban
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • CBA Moves to Passport Scans for Faster Account Opening
    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, 2026BY Crystal-Rose Jones
  • Australia Targets ‘Endless Feeds’, FOMO in Tweak to Under-16 Social Media Ban
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • US Tech Giant Pens Deal With Australia on AI Safety
    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, 2026BY Monica O’Shea
  • Big Tech Warned as ‘Substantial’ Volume of Teens Bypass Australia’s Social Media Ban
    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, 2026BY Monica O’Shea
  • Long-Term Social Media Use Linked to Depression, Self-Harm in Young People: Study
    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, 2026BY Jerry Zhu
  • Fake Commonwealth Bank Ads Used to Lure Scam Victims
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Tech Giant Atlassian to Cut 1,600 Jobs in Artificial Intelligence Drive
    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, 2026BY Monica O’Shea
  • Porn Giant Blocks Australian Users in Response to Age-Verification Laws
    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, 2026BY Monica O’Shea
  • Jacinta Allan Denies Using Taxpayer Funds to Boost Instagram Followers by 50,000
    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, 2026BY Monica O’Shea
  • New Zealand Parliament to Cease Posting on X, Cites Concerns With AI ‘Nudification’
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Sydney Mother Wins Court Battle With eSafety Commissioner Over ‘Queer Club’ Post
    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, 2026BY Crystal-Rose Jones
  • Senator Questions Whether eSafety Crackdown Could Strain US-Australia Ties
    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, 2026BY Crystal-Rose Jones
  • Australia Puts Roblox on Notice Amid Child Grooming Claims
    Australia Puts Roblox on Notice Amid Child Grooming Claims
    The communications minister says Roblox could be reclassified amid grooming and content concerns.
    February 10, 2026BY Naziya Alvi Rahman
  • NSW Legislates Against AI, Tech Related Harms at Work
    NSW Legislates Against AI, Tech Related Harms at Work
    The opposition has warned about the additional burden it places on business owners.
    February 6, 2026BY Monica O’Shea
  • Fears New Zealand’s Proposed Telco Law May Broaden State Powers Over Encrypted Messaging
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Survey Finds Aussie Workers Confident Using AI at Home—Just Not in the Office
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Australia Removes Nearly 5 Million Under-16 Social Media Accounts After Ban
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Liz Truss Rejects Moves by UK, Australia, Canada to Restrict Elon Musk’s X
    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, 2026BY Jerry Zhu
  • Major Data Breaches Put Hundreds of Thousands of New Zealanders At Risk
    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, 2026BY Rex Widerstrom
  • Clicking and Streaming: Australian Online Habits Evolve
    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, 2025BY AAP
  • Reddit Launches Legal Action Against Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
    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, 2025BY Crystal-Rose Jones
TOP NEWS
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    Trump on Iran Conflict: Troops Staying Until ‘We Have a Completion’
  • Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
    3hr By Jack Phillips
    Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
  • Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
    3hr By Savannah Hulsey Pointer
    Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
  • US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
    5hr By Jacki Thrapp
    US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
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