Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in AustraliaTech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety wat...
Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16Australia has ordered major social platforms to report how many under-16 accounts they have removed under its new child-access ban. Compani...
Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teensAustralia will block under-16s from using social media, with major platforms already shutting young users out. The eSafety Commissioner say...
UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crashUPS and FedEx have grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft. This decision follows a fatal crash at the UPS global aviation hub in K...
Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media banThe centre-left Labor government of Anthony Albanese has previously said it would give YouTube a waiver, citing the platform's use for educ...
US restricts helicopter flights after Washington crash, 'black boxes' recoveredU.S. authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport after a midair collision between an American Airline...
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 ...
Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism effortsAustralian regulator pressures social media platforms to combat terrorism content, hate speech, and handle fines, challenging platforms lik...
Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threatsThe country's eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requir...
X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, Australian online safety watchdog saysX Corp., the owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has slashed its global trust and safety staff by 30% including a...
Elon Musk's X launches court fight with Australian watchdogAustralia's online safety watchdog said it is being taken to court by Elon Musk's X in a fight over the platform's failure to outline how i...
Elon Musk's X fails to pay Australian watchdog fineLast month, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant slapped an Aus$610,500 (US$388,000) fine on the company regarding content depicting chil...
Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanationThe demand builds on a campaign by the eSafety Commissioner to make the website more accountable after Musk, one of the world's richest peo...
Australia gives Twitter 28 days to clean up 'toxicity and hate'Australia's e-safety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has warned Twitter that it has 28 days to demonstrate a serious attempt to tackle onl...
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...
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