Twitch Officially Added to Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia’s sweeping new social media restrictions for children are about to take full effect, and Twitch has now…
Roblox promises age checks as Australia’s under-16 social media ban looms
Popular gaming platform Roblox says it will launch its age verification system in three countries, including Australia, in…
Halloween toys fail safety tests, prompting warning to parents
Parents are being urged to check Halloween-themed toys and other products purchased online, after an audit found 80…
Video games could fall under the social media ban, researchers say
Digital media researchers say online video games could yet be included under the federal government’s social media ban…
Phishy Affair: Use Net, But With Caution | Delhi News
New Delhi: Amid a sharp rise in cyber threats like online bullying, data breaches and misinformation, educators increasingly…
Legal fights are brewing over which online social platforms will have to ban under-16s
WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the…
‘We should kill him’: AI chatbot encourages Australian man to murder his father
Experts are calling for new regulations to require artificial intelligence chatbots to remind users they are not speaking…
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant expected to target AI chatbots in world-first online safety reform
Australian children will be prevented from having sexual, violent or harmful conversations with AI companions in a world-first…
One of the most popular apps in the US is ‘fuelling a gender divide’, experts warn
Tea is the second-most-popular app in the US and according to the company, it boasts a community of…
Between protection and policing, can we really keep kids safe on the internet with new laws?
As a father of two aged seven and 11, a civil servant who wanted to be known only…
Instagram’s new location-sharing feature is raising privacy concerns
Instagram’s new location-sharing feature is drawing criticism for potentially sharing users’ whereabouts without their knowledge. The recent update,…
Debate over child safety and age-gating the internet
In the UK, you now have to prove that you’re 18 before you can access pornography on the…