Outrage as UK ditches Australian-style social media ban
The UK government has faced backlash after scrapping plans to follow Australia in banning social media for under-16s.
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‘Infected’: MP’s big call on human rights body
An MP has delivered a sharp attack on Australia’s $43m human rights body, suggesting it should be folded up for failing to defend Jewish Aussies.
‘Aussie humour’: Cyclone trend takes off
A mind-blowing number of Aussies are banding together in a tongue-in-cheek effort to “blow” Cyclone Alfred and “push it back”.
Huge holes in tech anti-terrorism checks
Radical and abhorrent content on the all-powerful social media platforms is slipping through a series of gaps, a new Australian report finds.
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‘Time they paid’: Call to tax tech titans
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Big flaw in banned AI revealed
China’s ambassador says Australia should embrace his country’s AI offerings, but basic tests have uncovered worrying details in the program.
Big flaw in banned AI revealed
China’s ambassador says Australia should embrace his country’s AI offerings, but basic tests have uncovered worrying details in the program.
Zuckerberg birthday act divides the internet
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has divided the internet after he copied a viral Grammys performance for his wife’s birthday.
Horror number of creeps targeting Aussie kids
A shocking new survey suggests more than 40 per cent of Aussie kids have been contacted by strangers online.
‘I didn’t have sex with my boyfriend’s dad’
An 18-year-old student says she is the “victim of a co-ordinated cyber attack” over a sick rumour that spread like wildfire across social media.
Iconic tech brand to be axed in weeks
It was one of the most well known – and used – bits of software in computers and phones and loved by many. But it will gone forever by May.
Tech giant unveils controversial new age ID tool
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130 scam websites a week taken down
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated but the corporate watchdog is fighting back, taking down more than 130 scam websites a day.
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