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Underage children will not face repercussions if they get around Australia’s social media ban, with the platforms themselves to bear the brunt.

Major new details of social media ban

Major new details on the upcoming social media ban for children have been revealed by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, leaving some confused.

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Post and boast, youth crime. Screen shot from Instagram video of youth holding up Audi key to a presumably stolen car speeding in a car. Photo: aus_best_creepas / Instagram

‘Just not on’: Crimfluencer crackdown

Western Australia will become the latest state to pass “post and boast” laws aimed at punishing those who glorify criminal activity online.

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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Texts reveal secretive trade happening in Aus

It might seem like an ordinary phone case — but there’s a reason the deal is quietly being done via direct message on Instagram.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -NewsWire Photos APRIL 12 2023 - A general view of a person seen on a mobile phone in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney CBD. Picture NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Horrifying trend among kids emerges

Parents have been issued an urgent warning after a horrifying trend no child should ever be exposed to emerged online.

This image helped police investigate a missing person's case in Spain. Pic: Google Maps Street View . A Google street view image of a man loading a large white plastic bag into the boot of his car has led to the arrest of two people on suspicion of murder. Picture Google

Google Street View solves gruesome crime

A confronting Google Street View image captured by pure chance has led to the arrest of two people on suspicion of murder.

New Aussie tech laws to stop child sex abuse, terror content

Tech giants will have to actively prevent the spread and storage of child sexual abuse and violent terror content under world-first laws taking effect in Australia.

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Meta agrees to huge payout for Aussies

Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay out a whopping sum to Australians who were impacted by a major privacy scandal.

TikTok app to be removed after court blow

TikTok has just suffered a crucial blow in US court that could see it disappear from app stores in just over a month.

We put Image Playground, which is available as part of Apple Intelligence, to the test to create some Aussie imagery.

Aussie cane toads, kangaroos and sharks stump Apple Intelligence

Image Playground is one of the most fun new features of Apple Intelligence, but how good it is in coming close to reality? We put it to the test.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 12, 2017 British author J. K. Rowling poses upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 12, 2017. -

JK Rowling throws support behind Aussie

One Australian woman’s defamation win in court this week has gone viral, with Harry Potter author JK Rowling praising the victory to her 14.2m followers.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - MARCH 01: Commentator Candace Owens speaks during CPAC 2019 on March 1, 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland. The American Conservative Union hosts the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to discuss conservative agenda. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Firebrand US pundit scores big visa win

Free speech advocates are celebrating a visa win for controversial right-wing American firebrand Candace Owens.

In this undated photo provided by Megan Garcia of Florida in October 2024, she stands with her son, Sewell Setzer III. The mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III is suing Character.AI, the tech company that created a 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot she believes drove him to commit suicide on Feb. 28. (Megan Garcia via AP)

Big AI change after mum slams chatbot for teen suicide

AI is undergoing new changes as it faces several lawsuits from families alleging its chatbots contributed to youth suicide and self-harm involving their loved ones.

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