Social Media

Australians are particularly susceptible to online scams, despite having a full swathe of internet safety regulators.

‘A lot of social media is bad for kids, as there is extreme competition between social media AIs to maximize dopamine!’ Mr. Musk said.

We have seen far too often how this ‘do something, anything’ mentality operates in practice.

An Australian Tribunal has ordered Elon Musk’s X to adhere to local anti-discrimination laws.

Rachael Wong, CEO of Women’s Forum Australia, said the story was being used to promote greater access to gender-reassignment surgery in New Zealand.

‘Technology may change, but our commitment to protecting children will not,’ Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said.

While a social media ban would be the best for children’s wellbeing, questions have arisen over how it will be implemented in practice.

Australia and New Zealand has asked TikTok to remove more content than Iraq.

Social media-related nightmares can act as stressors, disrupting users’ sleep cycle and causing awakenings during the night.

EU officials are also concerned with the age verification methods put in place by Meta.

eSafety has sought assistance from NSW and federal police to deal with the online threats.

The judge found that trying to continue to ban the spread of a video on X globally would have been overreach by local authorities.

Ms. Cates compared the digital world to lawless streets where children are exposed to violence and abuse, warning smartphones are damaging childhood.

The Chinese Communist Party exploits American civil unrest to divide the U.S. society; the pro-Palestinian campus protests are the latest example, experts say.

Parliament promises to be busy in the first week of May, with digital ID and net zero legislation among the bills to be considered, along with the budget.

‘I doubt that the people of Australia agree with suppressing their rights,’ says Musk.

Elon Musk’s X was subject to a court order to remove all videos of a stabbing incident from its platform globally.

Children under 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts in an Australia-first law.

The new centre-right government has dropped the proposal amid public opposition.

This comes as the government has been at loggerheads with tech giants over the removal of violent content online following the stabbing of a church leader.