On the cusp of mainstream stardom,MrBeast is being sued

On the cusp of mainstream stardom,MrBeast is being sued

His move to Amazon’s streaming platform Prime Video was meant to be the biggest coup yet for the YouTube sensation,but it may prove his undoing.

  • byKarl Quinn

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Instagram locks down teens:How the new feature will work
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Instagram locks down teens:How the new feature will work

All teens using Instagram will automatically have strong restrictions applied,with the change expected to roll out over the next 60 days.

  • byTim Biggs
Instagram to roll out teen accounts with privacy,parental controls

Instagram to roll out teen accounts with privacy,parental controls

Instagram will introduce teen accounts for people under 18,limiting what they can view and who can contact them.

  • byYuvraj Malik andKatie Paul
Revealed:the number of children being groomed online

Revealed:the number of children being groomed online

The head of a global child safety institute says PM Anthony Albanese must bring in a minimum age for social media this year to protect children from predators.

  • byDavid Crowe
Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime

Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime

The plan will give federal authorities the power to force tech giants to act on alerts about damaging falsehoods.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape

Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape

Senators are calling for stronger privacy laws to give Facebook users the ability to block the company from using their posts to train its AI models,as users can in the EU.

  • byDavid Swan
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Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws

Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws

Albanese has vowed to protect Australian sovereignty,while others in the government confirmed the plans for reforms on copyright,payments,content and online safety.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
‘A total nightmare’:The parents who are rejoicing over social media ban

‘A total nightmare’:The parents who are rejoicing over social media ban

University academics on Tuesday criticised the government’s plan,describing it as reckless,but parents say it will stem the negative effects of prolonged screen use.

  • byChristopher Harris
Yes,PM,we should keep kids off the apps. But how,exactly?
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Yes,PM,we should keep kids off the apps. But how,exactly?

The prime minister has made a surprising jump when there are huge doubts about a workable social media ban for children. But Australia does have a real problem.

  • byDavid Crowe
What we can learn from the Princess of Wales’ intimate family video

What we can learn from the Princess of Wales’ intimate family video

Kensington Palace has released a video announcing Catherine’s recovery from cancer. But what else does it tell us?

  • byNell Geraets
As a Gen Z wanting to get off social media,I lived for a week using a ‘dumb phone’

As a Gen Z wanting to get off social media,I lived for a week using a ‘dumb phone’

I’m 19 and sceptical about the government’s proposed social media ban. But a more effective alternative is gaining traction among Gen Zers.

  • byDaniel Cash