Tech

President Biden signed a bill requiring the sale of TikTok by Jan. 19, 2025.

Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety commissioner, is enmeshed in a court battle with Elon Musk over an order to remove content from the platform globally.

Elon Musk has indicated he does not support a TikTok ban in the states.

The federal opposition in Australia has expressed differing views on whether it supports a global takedown order against X.

Australian authorities have locked horns with Elon Musk over a demand to remove content globally from the X platform.

The company has lost $170 billion in market capitalization.

MPs have voted in favour of proscribing an online terror network, the first time an online group has received the designation in the UK.

The Disinformation Governance Board was disbanded in 2022 after public concern over its ‘potential for censorship.’

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation director general Mike Burgess and Australian Federal Police Commissioner also raised concerns about social media.

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw warned that fake images generated by AI were making it more difficult for authorities to tackle child sex abuse.

‘Nothing can justify the Australian government censoring the entire global Internet of content it does not like.’

His evidence comes as Australian authorities attempt to force Elon Musk’s X to remove all videos of the stabbing incident from the platform.

Australian law enforcement have stepped up moves to counteract online extremism after two stabbing incidents in Sydney.

Australian authorities have targeted Musk for not complying with an order to remove content across its platform globally related to a terror incident.

Australian authorities are pushing X to remove content globally related to a terrorist incident in Sydney.

Australian authorities are pushing Musk to remove content from its platform from all global users.

Australian authorities have targeted Musk for not complying with an order to remove content across its platform globally.

The Australian online content regulator blocked the content to Australian audiences but wanted X to extend the move globally.