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KEEPING KIDS SAFE: A cyber safety workshop will be held in Springfield with lots of information for parents and carers.

Safety codes proposed to protect kids online

New online safety codes to protect children have been released by Digital Industry Group Inc for community consultation.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos September 10, 2024: Snapchat , Instagram, YouTube, Roblox and tik tok and X (Twitter). The Albanese government says it will introduce legislation to enforce age restrictions on social media before the next federal election, but is still mulling over what that age it should be restricted to. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

Massive change impacting thousands

Up to 59,000 Aussies are scrambling to get their phones upgraded as the change comes in this week. Here’s everything you need to know.

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‘Coward’s palace’: Basketball legend slams social media

Australian basketball legend Shane Heal’s own devastating experience with social media has inspired him to join the Unplug24 campaign. Find out what happened.

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‘Ugly f****** bush pig!’: Stars and MPs reveal worst troll abuse

Jacqui Lambie, Olympian Lani Pallister and Michelle Bridges are some of Australia’s biggest names who have bravely shared the worst comments they’ve been sent online. See the video.

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This photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows a robot being assembled at Hanson Robotics, a robotics and artificial intelligence company which creates human-like robots, in Hong Kong. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

Evil AI: How the dark web could create a bad ChatGPT

Korean researchers have created an AI model trained on data from the dark web, called DarkBERT. What if criminal groups used the same know-how? Experts explain.

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‘I lost my virginity’: 14yo’s rape allegation

The parents of a 14-year-old boy were “furious” and “shocked” when he told them he’d been raped by a woman more than three times his age, a court has heard.

Good boy, Kirk. Picture: Supplied.

Sniffer dogs to combat child porn

Highly-trained dogs will assist with child exploitation investigations as online crime rises in Australia.

Lobster girls speak out about online trolls. Picture: Instagram

‘Lobstergate’ girls reveal online threats

The influencers who were accused of faking gastro to get out of paying for a lobster meal have revealed the backlash they received.

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Man arrested trying to fine cop $100-a-minute

A man who was pulled over by police recorded the unusual moment he read the officer his “rights” before threatening a $100-a-minute fine.

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Deep fake celebs, music: How AI can make you millions

JLo, Matthew McConaughey, The Pope and The White House are all talking about artificial intelligence. Some are even raking in millions by using it. Can you tell which one is real?

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Big shock for Roxy Jacenko’s followers

Wweevv, a “new social video integration platform”, has announced it has taken over Roxy Jacenko’s Sweaty Betty Instagram.

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Project Primrose involves new research into smart materials. Picture: Adobe

Audience gasps at woman’s ‘insane’ dress

There were gasps from the crowd as a new hi-tech dress was unveiled that could be the future of fashion.

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(FILES) SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. Elon Musk on July 12, 2023, launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT -- a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible. The xAI website said the Tesla tycoon would run the company separately from his other companies but that the technology developed would benefit those businesses, including Twitter. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Elon Musk’s X fined $600k for child safety fail

X, formally known as Twitter, has been fined more than $600,000 after failing to answer questions about how it’s tackling online sexual crimes.

The Bread Gang are banned from 5 casinos and two spent 30 hours in jail. Picture: Bread Gang/YouTube

Aussie banned for life from Las Vegas

A birthday trip to Las Vegas turned sour after a group of Aussies copped lifetime casino bans and two were arrested.

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