Julie Inman Grant
‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and sex abuse material on their platforms.
- by Angus Thompson
Latest
Lehrmann defamation case judge to headline women’s media conference
Justice Michael Lee is neither a woman nor in media. But we’re looking forward to his customary wit and wisdom when he takes the stage with Ita Buttrose.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed, X Corp tells court
X Corp’s legal team argues that footage of a Sydney priest being stabbed does not meet the legal threshold for it to be forcibly removed.
- by Paul Sakkal
‘A welcome backflip’: Porn passport trial to keep kids off adult websites
Children will be blocked from watching explicit content online under a $6.5 million federal trial as governments attempt to counter the rising rate of violence against women.
- by Paul Sakkal
We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?
The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm, reopening a debate about how to protect children.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Stabbed bishop takes swipe at those using attack ‘to serve political purposes’
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has uploaded an 11-minute statement to YouTube saying he is not opposed to the video of his stabbing remaining on social media.
- by Olivia Ireland
Musk v Albanese: How Sydney stabbing sparked a censorship debate
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused Elon Musk of choosing “ego and showing violence” over common sense as the X owner argues taking the videos down globally is censorship.
- by Olivia Ireland
Exclusive
Social media
Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos
After Elon Musk compared the take-down order to something from a communist regime, politicians have lined up to slam the owner of X for acting like he is above the law.
- by Paul Sakkal
Facebook, Instagram launch tool to block sharing of children’s explicit images
The new platform will let young Australians stop their nude images being spread on social media networks and have them taken down.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Analysis
Social media
Twitter is demanding payment for security. What should users do?
Getting login codes via an app is more secure but very few users do it. Twitter’s tight-fisted announcement could spur change.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Opinion
Cyber protection
Cyber safety needs seatbelt moment to cope with metachaos
Elon Musk was asked if he’ll respect Australia’s laws against online child sexual abuse and other vile material on the platform. No reply.
- by Peter Hartcher
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