Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban complianceUnder the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesda...
31 Mar, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Australia says it may go after app stores, search engines in AI age crackdownAustralia in December became the first country to ban social media for teenagers, citing mental health concerns, prompting an outpouring of...
02 Mar, 2026, 07.23 AM IST
Kick faces $49 million fine after tragic on-air death of French streamer Jean PormanoveKick $49 million fine: Kick, a live-streaming platform, is in trouble. It may face a hefty fine of $49 million. This follows the death of a...
27 Aug, 2025, 04.46 AM IST
Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming themAbout three in four US teens have used AI companion apps such as Character. ai or Replika. ai. The study, which surveyed 1,060 US teens age...
06 Aug, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
Australia fines Telegram for delay in answering child abuse, terror questionsThe e-Safety Commission in March 2024 sought responses from social media platforms YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, and blam...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent postsAustralia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a ...
05 Jun, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
Australian police execute search warrants as part of a 'major operation' over church stabbingsThe Joint Counter-Terrorism Team, which includes federal and state police as well as the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the...
24 Apr, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Elon Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing contentElon Musk clashes with Australian senator, criticizes government over video censorship, facing backlash. Musk expands criticism to Brazil, ...
24 Apr, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Why was X, Elon Musk's social media platform, fined $386,000 by the Australian e-Safety Commission?An Australian regulatory authority has levied a penalty of A$610,500 (roughly $386,000) against X, the social media platform owned by Elon ...
15 Oct, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
Australia fines Elon Musk's X platform $386,000 over anti-child abuse gapsThe e-Safety Commission fined X, the platform Musk rebranded from Twitter, saying it failed to respond to questions including how long it t...
15 Oct, 2023, 06.48 PM IST
Australia tells Twitter, Google to give information on handling online child abuseThe action by the country's e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of bi...
24 Feb, 2023, 10.16 AM IST