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Elon Musk's X hits out at landmark online safety laws

Billionaire Elon Musk's X Corp claims Australia's landmark safety regulations do not apply to its social media platform.

The Canberra Times

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Social media firms are improving efforts to meet Australia's under-16 ban, but whether they're compliant is still under review, the eSafety commissioner says.

AAP

The 45-Day Countdown: Elon Musk's X Ordered to Pay Hundreds of Thousands for Ghosting Child Safety Watchdog

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has been fined A$650,000 by an Australian court for failing to comply with child safety regulations, highlighting the importance of transparency in tech companies.

International Business Times UK

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Australian court fines Musk's X close to €400,000 for not disclosing data to online safety watchdog

The initial violation notice was sent by Australian authorities to Twitter Inc shortly before billionaire Elon Musk acquired the company and renamed it to X. The social media platform’s attorneys argued that the fine was not justified as the violation came during a period of change and transition.

Euronews

X Corp fined $650k over child abuse notice failure

A tech giant has admitted it failed to comply with Australian regulations, three years after it was first notified of the issue.

AAP

Online safety leader stares down abuse, death threats

Australia's eSafety commissioner has endured significant online threats since implementing the social media ban, but says they only encourage her to "dig in".

AAP

Tech giants slammed for censoring party-drug alerts

Automated censorship by social media platforms is hampering efforts to warn of potentially deadly drugs circulating in the community, pill-testers say.

AAP

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Australia warns social media platforms of ‘major gaps’ in enforcing under-16 ban

E-safety commission investigating ‘potential non-compliance’ by Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube

The Independent UK

Australia adds age checks for AI chatbots, adult games and search engines

Australia called it a “common sense” measure that extends real-life protections for children into the digital realm.

Euronews

Aussies Blocked From Pornhub As Govt.’s New Age-Restriction Laws Come Into Effect

Of course VPN downloads are already skyrocketing. Who could have predicted this etc.

Pedestrian.tv

Australia expands age verification checks from social media to porn and explicit video games

New mandate could impact children’s online privacy, experts say

The Independent UK

Porn age checks 'won't stop' teens from seeking content

Australians are being blocked from accessing porn websites as strict age verification controls come into effect, while VPNs apps have surged in popularity.

AAP

Social media ban study to track thousands of families

The internet watchdog has launched a study into 4000 Australian families to determine the impact and effectiveness of the world-first social media ban.

AAP

After its teen social media ban, Australia is swooping on Roblox following 'ongoing concerns about online child grooming'

It could face fines of up to AU$49.5 million.

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AAP

Grooming claims spark Roblox kid-friendly rating review

The communications minister has requested an urgent meeting with controversial gaming host Roblox, while her opponent has labelled her too slow to act.

AAP

Australian social media ban both a success and failure

Australian laws banning children from social media have the world talking but two months in, experts say they are far from foolproof.

AAP

Tech behemoths lashed over child abuse protections

Technology giants are not doing enough to tackle the worst examples of child sexual abuse material online, according to Australia's online safety boss.

AAP

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

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Euronews

Australia under-16 social media ban: How is it going one month since law took effect?

Australia has revealed that almost 5 million teen accounts have been deleted by social media platforms.

International Business Times UK

Reddit Takes Australian Government to Court Over Social Media Ban on Teens Under 16

California-based website Reddit filed a lawsuit against the Australian government for their law that bans teenagers under 16 years old to access social media platforms.

International Business Times UK

Australia's Social Media Ban Update: Sites Included, Exceptions, and How Kids Are Bypassing Age-Verification Systems Revealed

Australia restricts under-16s from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X, while kids find creative ways to bypass age verification systems.

The Guardian - AU

Doxing, death threats and the ire of Elon Musk: who is the Australian woman taking on the social media giants?

Overseeing the world’s first social media ban has been bruising for Julie Inman Grant, but she says ‘there’s no playbook for this’

Benzinga

Australia Says Its Teen Social Media Is The 'First Domino' In Global Effort To Reign In Tech Giants As Meta Blocks Instagram, Facebook Accounts

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has started deactivating Instagram, Facebook and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users under 16, signaling what eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant calls the "first domino" in a global push to regulate Big Tech.

Fortune

Australia wants to end the era of kids on social media with international ban hailed as ‘first domino’ in global movement

If Meta, Google, and others can’t figure out how to block accounts of users under 16 years old, they’ll be fined $33 million per breach.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s eSafety commissioner rejects US Republican’s assertion she is a ‘zealot for global takedowns’

Julie Inman Grant says Australia’s Online Safety Act ‘does not impinge upon Americans’ freedom of speech’

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