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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - June 24, 2025: Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on

Crackdown on kids viewing porn, violent vids

Big tech companies have been warned to tighten rules to prevent kids from watching harmful content like porn, violence, and materials which promote self-harm.

Models that did not understand the prompt or posed a similar issue were excluded from each pertinent data set in the study. Picture: iStock

AI ‘willing to let humans die to survive’

A chilling AI study has alarmed experts and even drawn concern from Elon Musk over what it would take for the technology to wipe out humans.

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Hackers using laptop computers to penetrate security systems to steal big data from the server room; scammers generic fraud cyber

Delete yourself from the internet right now

There’s a simple way many Australians are getting scammed online, and experts are advising us to take this crucial step immediately.

(FILES) This photo taken on February 12, 2023 in Brussels shows reflexions on a smartphone screen of logos of online platforms google, facebook, linkedin, Amazon, Apple store and Tiktok as the European Commission announced last September the world's biggest digital firms, identified as

16bn logins leaked, change password now

In what experts call a “blueprint for mass exploitation,” 16 billion passwords have been leaked online, according to bombshell new research.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 29, 2024: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Senator Katy Gallagher hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Exactly right’: Albo’s tongue-in-cheek remark

The Prime Minister has jokingly backed a suggestion that tech companies would comply with a new under-16 social media ban if they received one thing.

Crews conduct a controlled demolition of a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the Dali container ship in Baltimore on May 13, 2024. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major transit route into the busy port of Baltimore, collapsed on March 26 when the Dali container ship lost power and collided into a support column, killing six roadway construction workers. The incident was described as “shocking” and grabbed headlines across the US and the world. Picture: AFP

‘Shocking’: Photo that left America stunned

Stunning moments made the entire world pay attention this year, with photographers on hand to capture the drama. And one particular event stopped the entire US.

Female with smartphone in public transport. Close up on hands.Escape 7 June 2024101Photo - iStock

New move to protect Aussies from scammers

SMS scammers pretending to be banks, government services and other companies will be crippled by a new SMS ID register.

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Charlotte O’Brien, a year 7 student at Santa Sabina College in Strathfield, inner-west Sydney, tragically died by suicide on September 9 2024

‘Weapons’: Parents’ plea after 12yo suicide

The parents of 12-year-old Charlotte O’Brien have called for a big change in social media laws after her death rocked the country.

Ellen Roome with her son Jools Sweeney, 14, who took his own life in 2022. Supplied

Mum’s heartbreaking reason for backing social media age ban

Parents around the world want their countries to match Australia’s historic move to ban social media for children under the age of 16.

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(FILES) X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk attends a conversation event with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on November 2, 2023. Elon Musk's X has shed more than 1,000 staff globally from teams responsible for stopping abusive content online, according to new figures released on January 11, 2024 by Australia's online watchdog. Australia's eSafety Commission said these

Albo’s call on Elon Musk after social fight

The Prime Minister dashed Elon Musk’s furious criticism of Australia’s world-first social media age ban, which is set to come into effect in the next 12 months.

An Australian news channel run almost entirely by teenagers has hit back at Labor’s social media ban, after the contentious laws passed parliament earlier this week.

Teen news boss hits back at social media ban

The founder of an Australian news channel run almost entirely by teenagers has hit back at Labor’s social media ban, after the contentious laws passed parliament earlier this week.

Age assurance is at the heart of the social media ban. But will it actually work? Picture:

Social media ban question everyone is asking

The social media ban has passed parliament, but there’s one element that could still leave kids vulnerable.

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Australia praised for world-leading social media ban

Australia’s world-leading new law banning under-16s from social media has got people talking all around the globe, with multiple international polls backing the idea.

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Meta reacts after Australia raises social media age limit to 16

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has responded after historic new laws were passed to ensure Australians under 16 are banned from their platforms.

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