Month: November 2024

Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”.This post was originally published on this […]

An Australian teenage news boss says landmark legislation barring under-16s from social media is a “really bad idea” that will stifle young people’s creativity.This post was originally published on this site

People determined to spread toxic messages online have taken to masking their words to bypass automated moderation filters.This post was originally published on this site

A team of computer scientists at Technical University of Darmstadt, working with a colleague from the University of Glasgow, and another from Humbold University of Berlin, has found evidence via experiments they ran, that when […]

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday started examining four cases that turn on how far social media should be regulated, and what responsibilities platforms have in cracking down on illegal content.This post was originally published on […]

Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines.This post was originally published on this site

In the digital age, personal data is hugely valuable. Companies are eager to access this data, but regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require users’ explicit consent. What GDPR doesn’t specify, however, […]

Australian celebrity and “public relations maven” Roxy Jacenko has said she regrets turning her daughter, Pixie Curtis, into a child social media influencer.This post was originally published on this site

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday.This post was originally published on this site

Google and the US government will face off in a federal court on Monday, as each side delivers its closing arguments in a case revolving around the technology giant’s alleged unfair domination of online advertising.This […]