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‘It looked exactly like me’: Melbourne doctor finds himself at centre of deepfake scam
A leading diabetes expert has been forced to reassure his patients they’re on the right medication after they saw an…
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As Australia enters unchartered territory, experts are mixed on whether banning social media will help or hinder
A year ago climate activist Anjali Sharma found herself walking between politicians’ offices in Parliament House — a university student…
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For some parents, the ‘blanket rule’ of Australia’s under-16 social media ban can’t come soon enough
Dani said it took just four months for her 13-year-old son to become “addicted” to the mobile phone app Snapchat.…
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Kids to be banned from social media from next year after parliament votes through world-first laws
Children and teenagers will be banned from using social media from the end of next year after the government’s world-first…
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Social media age ban inquiry flooded with 15,000 submissions after Musk weighs in
A rushed inquiry into the government’s proposed laws to ban children and young teenagers from social media has been inundated…
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Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned, gambling advertising ban pushed to next year
Laws that would have forced social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platform have been formally…
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YouTube allowed under social media ban but concerns remain about kids uploading videos
An advocacy group that pushed for children and teens under 16 to be banned from social media has supported YouTube…
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Online platforms would be legally responsible for keeping Australians safe under new ‘duty of care’ laws
Social media companies would be required to take proactive steps to keep Australians safe online under a federal government plan…
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Under proposed laws the truth about COVID-19 could have been struck from the internet
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, public health officials said it was not an airborne disease and instead travelled by…
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Why posting your child’s photos on a private social media account is still risky
Many parents make their social media accounts private to safely share images of their children with family and friends. But…
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