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Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

A Sydney man has avoided jail after showing genuine remorse and taking steps to get treated for threatening teenagers online to get sexually explicit images.

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Mental health groups have warned that banning social media for children could inadvertently hurt the people governments are trying to help.

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

One of Australia's largest cybersecurity organisations is launching a training course just for women as research shows they make up only one in five workers.

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Young people sadder, lonelier since social media onset

Young people sadder, lonelier since social media onset

Young Australians report worsening mental health since some of the most popular social media platforms entered their lives.

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Telstra and Optus have agreed to stop accepting payments from Google under deals to pre-install the tech giant's search software as default on their phones.

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

A $6.5 million age-assurance technology trial will test whether it can prevent teens accessing social networks and whether adults are willing to use it.

PM takes aim at 'arrogant' social media giants

PM takes aim at 'arrogant' social media giants

Social media giants have been criticised by the prime minister after a Meta executive told a parliamentary inquiry their platforms hadn't harmed children.

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Why Australian news could be banned from Facebook again

Why Australian news could be banned from Facebook again

Why Australian news could be banned from Facebook again

Why Australian news could be banned from Facebook again

Banishing Australian news content from Facebook could devastate media outlets and disadvantage audiences, an inquiry into social media has heard.

Considering how to 'force' Meta to pay for news

Considering how to 'force' Meta to pay for news

Considering how to 'force' Meta to pay for news

Considering how to 'force' Meta to pay for news

Laws that would force Facebook to show and pay for Australian news, as well as tax changes, are being considered by the government, an inquiry has revealed.

Foreign states spread New Caledonia 'misinformation'

Foreign states spread New Caledonia 'misinformation'

Foreign states spread New Caledonia 'misinformation'

Foreign states spread New Caledonia 'misinformation'

Experts say some foreign states have used misinformation to exploit the recent unrest in neighbouring New Caledonia.

Australians among the most worried about misinformation

Australians among the most worried about misinformation

Australians among the most worried about misinformation

Australians among the most worried about misinformation

The voice referendum and wars abroad have helped spur a steep rise in concern among Australians about online misinformation well above the global average.

Lies, bad ads, no rules - social media under scrutiny

Lies, bad ads, no rules - social media under scrutiny

Lies, bad ads, no rules - social media under scrutiny

Lies, bad ads, no rules - social media under scrutiny

Academics at six universities are teaming up to create a national body to investigate online misinformation, social media risks and missing regulations.

Student AI deepfake images reflective of porn crisis

Student AI deepfake images reflective of porn crisis

Student AI deepfake images reflective of porn crisis

Student AI deepfake images reflective of porn crisis

Pornography is driving bad behaviour in Australian schools with an artificial intelligence deepfake scandal reflective of a crisis, experts have warned.

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Apple has revealed plans to put ChatGPT in iPhones and, with Google and Samsung embracing AI tools, experts say they will soon be ubiquitous.

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Scam warning over rise in 'plague' malware

Australians have been warned about a concerning rise in malicious viruses hidden in email attachments and games, which police have likened to a plague.

Voters want a ban on AI election ads to stop deepfakes

Most Australians worry artificial intelligence technology will be used to mislead voters and would like to see it banned from political ads.

Safeguards needed to police fake porn generation apps

Some phone apps and websites have little to no protections to stop people from using AI-image generation to create porn from photos without a person's consent.

Progress on scams but social media urged to do more

Fraudsters are swindling Australians out of less money but there's more to be done as scams via social media increase in terms of number and losses.

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Australians distrust use of AI in news content

As the risks of generative artificial intelligence grow, Australians have become distrustful of news content as its use becomes more common.

AI, hate speech under scrutiny in online safety review

Australia's online safety laws will be scrutinised, with public feedback sought as the debate over the risks of graphic social media content rages.

Australia unites against Musk to take down terror posts

Politicians of all stripes have chastised social media giant X and billionaire owner Elon Musk for fighting an order to remove graphic content after a stabbing.

US lashes disinformation in Solomon Islands election

The US has lashed Russia's Sputnik news agency after it published "baseless accusations" about alleged interference in the Solomon Islands election.

Aussie curiosity about AI tech reaches all-time high

Artificial intelligence has become a hot topic for web searches in Australia, according to Google, causing a record-breaking number of web searches.

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has put social media giants including YouTube, Meta, X and Telegram on notice over the online radicalisation threat.

Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

New rules for search engines will ban child abuse and terrorist content in Australia but will also seek to prevent abuse images being created by AI tools.

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