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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Big flaw in banned AI revealed
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Big flaw in banned AI revealed
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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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