Australian judge fines X Corp. for online safety breach
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge fined X Corp. 650,000 Australian dollars ($465,000) on Thursday for failing…
Australia says 5 social media platforms aren’t fully complying with age law
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog said Tuesday it was considering court action against Facebook, Instagram,…
Reddit challenges Australia’s world-first law banning children under 16 from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law…
Australia bans social media for children under 16
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger…
Social media ban implementation will ‘vary’ across platforms, eSafety commissioner warns
Not all Australians aged under 16 will “magically disappear overnight” from social media, the nation’s online safety regulator…
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner called to testify before US Congress and labelled a ‘zealot’
Australia’s online safety regulator, Julie Inman Grant, has been labelled a “zealot” and called to testify before US…
Wikipedia could be included in the teen social media ban
The Australian arm of the non-profit group behind Wikipedia is concerned that it might come under the teen…
Teen social media ban lacks critical safety protections, emails show
Australia’s teen social media ban won’t have “critical” online safety measures because of the government’s rush to meet…
eSafety commissioner says YouTube ‘turning blind eye’ to child abuse
Australia’s internet watchdog has accused the world’s biggest social media firms of still “turning a blind eye” to…
Federal Court rejects X appeal against notice to explain sharing of child abuse material
The Federal Court has rejected an appeal made by X Corp against a notice the tech company was…