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September 10, 2025

Reddit bug caused lesbian subreddit to be labeled as a place for “straight” women

Users feared Reddit used generative AI to rewrite user-created content. ...

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September 08, 2025

Big tech not stopping online sharing of child abuse images, eSafety commissioner says, amid new online codes

Measures to protect children from harmful content such as AI chatbots to be implemented at the same time as the under-16s social media ban

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September 01, 2025

PM says neo-Nazi giving speech from Victoria’s parliament steps ‘isn’t the Australian way’ – as it happened

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August 31, 2025

Trial of tech that could be used to keep Australian under-16s off social media finds some errors ‘inevitable’

Report from age assurance trial finds multiple fallback options may be needed, as communications minister says there is no ‘one size fits all’...

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August 24, 2025

Maher commends Newsom for strategy to ‘out-stupid’ Trump

Comedian Bill Maher praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) social media strategy of trying to “out-stupid” President Trump. “Gavin Newsom is now...

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August 23, 2025

NSW Health trying to ‘gag’ frontline workers from posting online, union warns

Exclusive: ‘Final draft’ social media document says staff should report concerns about their colleagues’ social media use to their managerGet our

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August 21, 2025

Vance scoffs at ‘idea that Gavin Newsom is somehow going to mimic’ Trump's social media style

Vice President JD Vance criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday for trying to “mimic” President Trump’s style on social media. In an...

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August 19, 2025

Key stakeholders in Australia’s social media age assurance trial frozen out amid media leaks and resignations

Trial’s advisory board may not see the final report until communications minister releases it in the coming weeks

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August 13, 2025

Famous influencers to wage ‘ground war’ on Australian...

Julie Inman Grant said the laws would provoke a ‘lobbying surge’ brought on by concerns the ban would affect advertising revenue

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August 07, 2025

‘No clear explanation’: businesses reliant on Meta struggle after wrongful suspensions

Bans aren’t new, but since July many Meta users have reported accounts being suspended erroneously for breaching community standards

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August 04, 2025

Social media images of Gaza cafes can’t hide truth: Israel is starving Palestinians

Pro-Israel posts point to a handful of cafes to claim 2 million people are not suffering hunger - despite Israel’s own dataIsrael’s prime minister,

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August 04, 2025

Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims The UK’s

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