The Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society have released their second interim report: parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/downl… The committee call for a Digital Affairs Ministry to be established, to be responsible for the coordination of regulation of online platforms.

Consultation is open on Phase 2 of the Online Safety Codes until 22 November onlinesafety.org.au

All of our key documents, such as driver’s licences and Medicare cards, will be in a single digital wallet. Experts from Deakin University say the government must do more to sure it protects Australians’ privacy. theconversation.com/australias-new…

This piece from Dr Miah Hammond-Errey on understanding mis- and disinformation as failures of the information ecosystem is a must-read! lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

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I wrote about the origins of modern computation tracing to enslaved labor, the influence this has on what we call “AI," and how this helps highlight some limits of Silicon Valley narratives that insist the tech sector is escaping capitalism

No SCREEN TIME if you’re under 16 but you can do REAL TIME if you’re over the age of 10. Get real Anthony Albanese. raisetheage.org.au

And how will digital platforms determine whether someone is under the age of 16? Any age assurance mechanism will introduce privacy risks for all users, with no guarantee that children will be any safer

The Department has revealed that 21, 607 participants relied on this tech to process their mandatory job applications in September So, the government is threatening thousands of welfare payments when it's Mutual Obligation system experiences IT failures. This can't be legal

Couldn’t be prouder to see this big outcome from our CHOICE investigation w @KateABower. Fines and penalties would have been sweeter, but with weak privacy laws, a ruling of illegality and order banning is as good as it’s going to get Digital Rights Watch digitalrightswatch.org.au/2024/11/19/med…

Meta (Facebook + Instagram) criticises the under-16s social media ban - warning laws will likely require "personal identification or biometric data from all Australians" to enforce the laws So not just young people - ALL Australians will have to undergo age assurance processes

Today, Reset.Tech Australia Human Rights Law Centre Psst.org & Digital Rights Watch are launching a new guide for whistleblowers exposing technology-related wrongdoing in Australia. Thanks to David Swan is on leave for writing up the new guide in The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age over the weekend smh.com.au/technology/tec…

These content moderation changes signal that you'll find a home on Meta's platforms if you are a peddler of hateful content. Our Chair Lizzie O'Shea appeared on ABC's 730 report to discuss the impacts of Meta's decision to cut fact checking: abc.net.au/news/2025-01-1…