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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 10, 2025: Generic photo showing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and social media app icons of Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kik, YouTube and TikTok.. Picture: NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

‘Scares me’: Move against social media ban

A couple of 15-year-olds are trying to derail Australia’s looming social media ban by taking their fight to the High Court.

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Study Facebook doesn’t want you to know

Damning details from a US court case have claimed to uncover a scandal that one employee likened to the tobacco industry.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 24, 2025: Chairman Zhao arrives at RAAF VIP Squadron HQ in Canberra and is welcomed by Dr Carina Garland MP, Chair of the Australia-China Parliamentary Country Group, and other Australian representatives. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

China visit sparks security shutdown

Parliament House staff have been issued a warning ahead of a visit from the third-highest ranking member of the Chinese government.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 10, 2025: Generic photo showing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and social media app icons of Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kik, YouTube and TikTok.. Picture: NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

‘ASAP’: Social giant’s message to teens

Snapchat has outlined what options its teen users have ahead of Australia’s looming social media ban.

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US star stunned by attack at Macca’s

Two Aussie men have earned the praise of a touring American music star after defending a McDonald’s worker from a customer in viral footage.

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Labor hits out at social media ban claim

Claims of a rushed timeline for Labor’s new social media laws have been dismissed, with Anika Wells highlighting a key detail in its enforcement.

Let Them Be Kids

Australian families are being hit with hundreds – sometimes thousands – of dollars in losses as online scammers prey on children through Roblox, luring them with fake offers of free in-game currency.

Aussie families lose thousands as ‘Free Robux’ scams target kids

Kids are being duped into giving away passwords and making expensive mistakes on Roblox — and parents are paying the price. Here’s how to spot the scam.

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(FILES) In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen on a phone on March 13, 2024 in New York City. TikTok sharply denounced the passage on April 20, 2024, by the US House of Representatives of a bill that threatens to ban the popular social-media platform unless it severs its ties to Beijing. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

‘Not clear’: Coalition slams social ban

In exactly a month, Australia’s world-first social media ban will take effect, but the opposition claims the government is “still scrambling” to finalise the details.

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‘Criminal case’: Man rushes ChatGPT boss

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s public event in San Francisco took a bizarre turn when a man rushed the stage waving a document.

When Melbourne creative Rose Callahan lost her job years ago over what she calls a âbitchyâ social media post, she couldnât have imagined that social media would one day bring unexpected attention and opportunities.Â

Wild way Aussie scored perfect job

What started as a joking LinkedIn post quickly drew millions of views and job offers, showing social media’s growing influence in hiring.

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A deepfake video featuring Premier Roger Cook is currently circulating as a pop-up ad on YouTube. Picture: Consumer Protection WA

Warning as premier appears in deepfake scam

The deceptive video showed the likeness of the premier spruiking an investment scam, which was ‘endorsed by the Government and open to everyone’.

Let Them Be Kids

On the surface, it is glossy, child-friendly, and collaborative: the ultimate virtual universe.But behind Roblox’s social facade lies a sinister, all-consuming world of predators, harmful content and addictive game mechanics.

‘His world shrank’: Mum’s horror as son got addicted to Roblox

An Aussie mum watched her son change around Roblox — a game experts say has become a hunting ground for predators and — as thousands of Aussie kids become addicted.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 6, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Communications, Anika Wells meet with Florence (Flossie) Brodribb, Romany Brodribb (Flossie's mum), Dr Lila Landowski, Neuroscientist, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Inspiring’: PM praises Flossie’s example

Anthony Albanese has showed off a new friendship bracelet from Aussie student Flossie, who backs the PM’s impending ban on social media.

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A major Optus outage affecting more than 34,000 mobile services across the Hunter Valley has been linked to malicious damage to a communications tower in Hexham. Photo: Optus

Police probe ‘malicious’ Optus outage

Police are investigating malicious damage caused to an Optus tower that left thousands of residents without mobile service and some triple-0 calls potentially affected.

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