‘Wilful blindness’:Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material

‘Wilful blindness’:Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material

Companies such as Apple,Microsoft,Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and sex abuse material on their platforms.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Lehrmann defamation case judge to headline women’s media conference

Lehrmann defamation case judge to headline women’s media conference

Justice Michael Lee is neither a woman nor in media. But we’re looking forward to his customary wit and wisdom when he takes the stage with Ita Buttrose.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed,X Corp tells court

Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed,X Corp tells court

X Corp’s legal team argues that footage of a Sydney priest being stabbed does not meet the legal threshold for it to be forcibly removed.

  • byPaul Sakkal
‘A welcome backflip’:Porn passport trial to keep kids off adult websites

‘A welcome backflip’:Porn passport trial to keep kids off adult websites

Children will be blocked from watching explicit content online under a $6.5 million federal trial as governments attempt to counter the rising rate of violence against women.

  • byPaul Sakkal
We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?

We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?

The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm,reopening a debate about how to protect children.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Stabbed bishop takes swipe at those using attack ‘to serve political purposes’

Stabbed bishop takes swipe at those using attack ‘to serve political purposes’

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has uploaded an 11-minute statement to YouTube saying he is not opposed to the video of his stabbing remaining on social media.

  • byOlivia Ireland
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Musk v Albanese:How Sydney stabbing sparked a censorship debate

Musk v Albanese:How Sydney stabbing sparked a censorship debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused Elon Musk of choosing “ego and showing violence” over common sense as the X owner argues taking the videos down globally is censorship.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos
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Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos

After Elon Musk compared the take-down order to something from a communist regime,politicians have lined up to slam the owner of X for acting like he is above the law.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Facebook,Instagram launch tool to block sharing of children’s explicit images

Facebook,Instagram launch tool to block sharing of children’s explicit images

The new platform will let young Australians stop their nude images being spread on social media networks and have them taken down.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Twitter is demanding payment for security. What should users do?
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Twitter is demanding payment for security. What should users do?

Getting login codes via an app is more secure but very few users do it. Twitter’s tight-fisted announcement could spur change.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Cyber safety needs seatbelt moment to cope with metachaos

Cyber safety needs seatbelt moment to cope with metachaos

Elon Musk was asked if he’ll respect Australia’s laws against online child sexual abuse and other vile material on the platform. No reply.

  • byPeter Hartcher