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Graham Young
Opinion: Entering a 2nd Pandemic—of Misinformation
Australian authorities have locked horns with Elon Musk over a demand to remove content globally from the X platform.
Apr 25, 2024
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Graham Young
2 hours
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Companies
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Naveen Athrappully
Metaverse Loses $4 Billion, Facebook Stock Tumbles
The company has lost $170 billion in market capitalization.
Apr 25, 2024
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Naveen Athrappully
5 hours
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UK News
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Chris Summers
Terrorgram Becomes 1st Online Group to Be Banned
MPs have voted in favour of proscribing an online terror network, the first time an online group has received the designation in the UK.
Apr 25, 2024
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Chris Summers
6 hours
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
AI Technology Exacerbates Child Sex Abuse: Australian Federal Police
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw warned that fake images generated by AI were making it more difficult for authorities to tackle child sex abuse.
Apr 24, 2024
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Alfred Bui
22 hours
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Australia News
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Daniel Y. Teng
Christian Bishop Wants Video of His Stabbing to Remain Online
His evidence comes as Australian authorities attempt to force Elon Musk’s X to remove all videos of the stabbing incident from the platform.
Apr 24, 2024
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Daniel Y. Teng
Apr 24
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Tech News
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Reuters
UnitedHealth Says Hackers Possibly Stole Large Number of Americans’ Data
Apr 23, 2024
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Reuters
Apr 23
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Australia News
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Daniel Y. Teng
No Absolute Right to Privacy: Security Chiefs Call on Big Tech to Put the Brakes on Encryption
Australian law enforcement have stepped up moves to counteract online extremism after two stabbing incidents in Sydney.
Apr 23, 2024
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Daniel Y. Teng
Apr 23
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Should Australian Authorities Have the Power to ‘Censor Content Globally?’ Elon Musk
Australian authorities have targeted Musk for not complying with an order to remove content across its platform globally related to a terror incident.
Apr 23, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 23
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
X the Only ‘Free Speech’ Platform Online: Senator to Elon Musk
Australian authorities are pushing Musk to remove content from its platform from all global users.
Apr 22, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 22
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Australian PM Accuses Musk of Lacking ‘Decency’ for Refusing Global Content Ban
Australian authorities have targeted Musk for not complying with an order to remove content across its platform globally.
Apr 22, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
Apr 22
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Australia News
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AAP
Court Tells X to Hide Church Stabbing Videos From Global Users
The Australian online content regulator blocked the content to Australian audiences but wanted X to extend the move globally.
Apr 22, 2024
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AAP
Apr 22
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UK News
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Chris Summers
End-to-End Encryption Putting Users in Danger, Says National Crime Agency
The head of Britain’s National Crime Agency has joined more than 30 European police chiefs in calling for end-to-end encryption to be halted.
Apr 22, 2024
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Chris Summers
Apr 22
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Rumble Says it Received ‘Censorship’ Demands From Australia and New Zealand
‘We are noticing a dramatic increase in global censorship,’ Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said.
Apr 22, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 22
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
EXPLAINER: Why Elon Musk and Australia’s Internet Regulator Are on a Collision Course
With fines and take-down notices piling up, and the social media giant vowing to test their validity in court, X says free speech trumps all.
Apr 22, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 22
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Asia & Pacific
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Jim Birchall
Spotlight on Facial Recognition Tech as NZ Shopper Wrongly Identified as Thief
Supermarket chain Foodstuffs NZ said the trial came after 4,719 incidences of retail crime were recorded in its stores nationwide in the last quarter of 2023.
Apr 22, 2024
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Jim Birchall
Apr 22
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Tech Competition
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Kos Temenes
China Could Attempt to Take Over the Moon for Surveillance and Military Purposes, NASA Administrator Says
Apr 21, 2024
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Kos Temenes
Apr 21
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Musk’s X to Sue Aussie Regulator Over Global Order to Remove Content
Australian authorities have taken a hardline against content uploaded online in the wake of 2 major stabbing incidents.
Apr 20, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
Apr 20
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Viewpoints
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Graham Young
Opinion: Wave Goodbye to Another Set of Freedoms With the New Digital ID
In the 1980s, Australians fought hard against a similar national ID program, what has changed since then?
Apr 20, 2024
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Graham Young
Apr 20
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Companies
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Kos Temenes
Google Fires 28 Workers After Employees Staged Protest Over Company Providing Services to Israel
Apr 19, 2024
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Kos Temenes
Apr 19
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Companies
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Katabella Roberts
CCP Orders Apple to Pull WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store
The order came as U.S. Congress may soon pass a measure to force TikTok’s divestment from China.
Apr 19, 2024
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Katabella Roberts
Apr 19
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