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Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social mediaCalifornia-based Reddit Inc.'s suit filed in the High Court follows a case filed last month by Sydney-based rights group Digital Freedom Pr...12 Dec, 2025, 07.15 AM IST- Reddit says Australia's under-16 social media ban 'legally erroneous'Online discussion site Reddit on Tuesday condemned Australia's imminent social media ban for under-16s as "legally erroneous" but said it w...09 Dec, 2025, 08.13 AM IST
- Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first lawAustralia passed a world-first social media ban for children under 16, making platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram liable for fin...29 Nov, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
- Social media ban for under-16s passes Australian Senate, will soon be world-first lawThe law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian d...28 Nov, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
- A world-first law in Europe is targeting AI. Other countries can learn from itGovernments globally have been taking steps to regulate the burgeoning field of AI, balancing its potential benefits with risks like privac...15 Aug, 2024, 03.56 PM IST
- Meta says it may block news from Facebook in AustraliaMeta is considering blocking news content in Australia over licensing fees. The company awaits government decisions on fee regulations for ...28 Jun, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
- Australia's Latitude Group opposed to paying ransom to cyber attack criminalsLast month, the company said hackers stole nearly 8 million Australian and New Zealand drivers licence numbers in one of the country's bigg...11 Apr, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
- Australia may inadvertently fuel cyber crime, says data theft victim organisationIDCare said by raising the threat of massive fines, Australia would force companies to choose whether to pay A$1 million, the typical cost ...05 Apr, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
- Australia plans to force parental consent for minors on social mediaSocial media companies, which include anonymous forums like Reddit and smartphone dating apps like Bumble, would also be required to take a...25 Oct, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
- Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing U.S. antitrust caseThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it was seeking an unspecified fine from Facebook for promoting a virtual pri...16 Dec, 2020, 10.13 PM IST
- Google warns Australians could lose access to free search servicesGoogle warned on Monday that the Australian government's plans to make digital giants pay for news content threatens users' free services i...17 Aug, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
- Australian watchdog accuses Google of privacy breachesThe commission alleges the California-based company misled millions of Australians to obtain their consent and expand the scope of personal...28 Jul, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
- Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user dataIn the Federal Court lawsuit, the Australian Information Commissioner accused Facebook of breaching privacy law by disclosing 311,127 users...09 Mar, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
- Courts use Facebook to reach those who exist only onlineThe Palo Alto, California-based company may find legal papers served via its system a welcome recognition of the security of its internal m...08 Jun, 2011, 02.07 AM IST
- Australia orders privacy probe of GoogleAustralia announced a police investigation into Google amid accusations the Internet giant breached privacy laws, becoming at least the sec...07 Jun, 2010, 01.40 AM IST
- Australia orders privacy probe of GoogleAustralia announced a police investigation into Google on Sunday amid accusations the Internet giant breached privacy laws.06 Jun, 2010, 07.08 PM IST
- Oz relaxes laws to pass details of foreign students to policeAustralia on Thursday relaxed privacy laws to pass the identification of half a million foreign students across the country to police to he...20 May, 2010, 03.47 PM IST
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