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Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs

As parliament prepares to stop people younger than 16 using social media, the government has been accused of trying to ram through the laws without scrutiny.

AAP

Australia-wide study ordered into school bullying

Bullying in Australian schools will be put under a microscope as the federal government looks to tackle the behaviour in the real world.

AAP

Why your words and photos might already be training AI

More tech companies are introducing AI features to their services, and authors and experts warn it can be hard – if not impossible – to opt out.

AAP

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Meta is ‘reckless’ in ‘need-to-know situations’, Canada warns Australia as it braces for early bushfire season

Heritage minister says Facebook made ‘room for misinformation’ after turning news off in 2023 as Australia mulls actions that could lead to Meta doing the same

The Guardian - AU

Supreme Court DIGs Facebook

The first argued case to be decided is dismissed.

Reason

Meta reveals major crackdown on organized crime scams

Facebook is going after 'pig butchering' scams, with two million accounts already taken down.

TechRadar

Supreme Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Meta

Supreme Court allows class action lawsuit against Meta over Cambridge Analytica scandal to proceed. Investors allege inadequate disclosures led to share pr...

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Facebook Messenger just got a huge free iPhone update

Facebook's big new Messenger update adds new features and some iPhone-specific improvements.

Labor has passed its proposed social media ban for under-16s. Here’s what we know – and what we don’t

Australians may have to hand over more personal data and big tech firms face $50m fines, but there are a number of questions that are yet to be answered

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The government has introduced laws for its social media ban. But key details are still missing

The federal government today introduced into parliament legislation for its social media ban for people under 16 years.

International Business Times

Australian Eyes $30m Fine For Social Media Flouting Under-16s Ban

Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms, under new laws tabled before Australia's parliament Thursday.

The Conversation

Social media has complex effects on adolescent wellbeing, and policymakers must take note

In late 2024, more than 20 years after the birth of Facebook, the impact of social media on our lives cannot be overstated. Initially underestimated by many in business, social media eventually came to be recognised for its power to enable workers to share solutions, ideas and perspectives. While companies took…

Evening Standard

Deputy PM Angela Rayner vows meeting over 'troubling' cases of human remains being sold on Instagram

London MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said it was ‘abhorrent’ for human remains to be sold on social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, eBay, Etsy and Gumtree

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Fortune

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is back, revolutionizing warfare with a $14 billion startup. And this time he wants you to like him

“I realized too late that my reputation is actually very important,” Luckey told Fortune.

The Guardian - UK

MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots

Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives

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Two Men Have Been Charged After Human Remains Found In Search For 19 Y.O. Isla Bell

Melbourne teenager Isla Bell went missing after leaving her Brunswick home on October 4.

The National (Scotland)

'Trumpian scaremongering': Tories spark fury with attack on Scottish LGBT charity

THE Scottish Tories’ deputy chair has provoked anger with “Trumpian scaremongering” about the LGBT community ...

TechRadar

Hackers pushing fake Bitwarden updates hit thousands of devices with data stealing malware

Fake Facebook adverts are linking to malware, Bitdefender warns.

Fortune

How Mark Zuckerberg went all-in to make Meta a major AI player and threaten OpenAI’s dominance

Working with open-source models helped Llama catch up with ChatGPT; Meta stock, meanwhile, has reached all-time records.

Newslaundry

Meta ‘disagrees’ with CCI fine of Rs 213 crore, says 2021 WhatsApp update ‘was a choice’

Meta today said it “disagrees” with the Competition Commission of India’s decision to impose a fine of Rs 213.14 crore on the social media company.

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