Latest News
ChatGPT still not meeting European data accuracy standards
eSafety and foreign regulators to sync content bans and oversight schemes
Automic CIO scratches itch for weekly security improvements
Home Affairs' ICT modernisation needs backed by another review
UniSuper's Google cloud deletion traced to "blank parameter" in setup
Insta's AI finds nudes in encrypted DMs
eSafety welcomes on-device solution to rising sextortion scams.
Apr 16 2024 6:11AM
Tech sector mergers could get more scrutiny
Treasury kicks off merger rules review.
Nov 20 2023 12:44PM
Queensland MP wants eSafety to enforce "criminal post" takedowns
eSafety could force the removal of teens’ carjackings and graffiti posts.
Mar 28 2023 7:00AM
ACCC wants digital platform consumer protection laws
More effort needed to combat scams.
Nov 11 2022 9:16AM
Instagram fixes bug that triggered hours-long outage
Users complained of accounts being suspended.
Nov 1 2022 11:56AM
Ireland fines Instagram a record 405 million euros
Handling of children's data at fault.
Sep 6 2022 11:40AM
Slick new phishing-as-a-service kit emerges
EvilProxy covers accounts with most major brands.
Sep 6 2022 10:25AM
Tech giants face supervisory fee under new EU rules
Annual 0.1 percent of income to cover compliance costs.
Apr 6 2022 11:35AM
George Christensen intros bill to police big tech "censors"
Arming ACMA to crack down on "cancel culture".
Feb 14 2022 11:55AM
Home Affairs says end-to-end encryption is detrimental to public safety
"Not striking the right balance between the benefits and the risks of harm".
Feb 2 2022 6:44AM
US state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids
Investigates whether Meta put profit ahead of safety.
Nov 19 2021 12:39PM
All Facebook sites and services vanish from the Internet
Routes to social network disappear.
Oct 5 2021 6:30AM
Instagram to require users to share their birthday
Amid youth safety push.
Aug 31 2021 6:48AM
Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Over alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
Dec 10 2020 12:22PM
Instagram to collect ages in leap for youth safety, alcohol ads
Will require birthdates from all new users starting on Wednesday.
Dec 5 2019 6:29AM
FTC chairman says Facebook's plan to merge brands may make it harder to split: FT
As FTC probes for antitrust violations.
Aug 20 2019 1:00PM
Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information
Hopes to avoid backlash hitting parent Facebook.
Aug 16 2019 1:00PM
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram glitches affect some users globally
Company said it was working to fix the problem.
Jul 4 2019 6:57AM
Coordinated anti-Trump campaign emerges on Instagram
Tagged 'hatetrump' and 'ihatetrump'.
May 21 2019 6:58AM
Facebook removes 265 'fake accounts' it says linked to Israel
Targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa.
May 17 2019 1:17PM
