Anti-trans activist wins fight against e-safety watchdog over queer school club tweet
A Federal Court ruling opens the door to legal challenges against hundreds of decisions made each year by Australia’s eSafety commissioner.
- Noel Towell
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Musk’s X office in Paris raided by police amid growing scrutiny in Europe
France’s summoning of Musk are linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives.
- Inti Landauro and Sudip Kar-Gupta
White House posts altered image showing arrested protester crying
Donald Trump and his administration have frequently used edited or AI-generated imagery, but this post enters new territory.
- Drew Harwell
‘We shall see’: eSafety Commissioner unsure of safe return to US
Julie Inman Grant has twice been urged to testify before US congress, as a Republican lawmaker accuses her of stifling free speech.
- Nick Newling and Mike Foley
The world watched as Australia kicked under-16s off social media. The results are in
Almost 5 million accounts have been deactivated since Australia’s ban came into effect five weeks ago. So why are some parents still finding their kids on age-restricted platforms?
- Bronte Gossling
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Time to get off X, prime minister. It’s repulsive
Now would be a great time for the federal government and the opposition to review their use of the platform they condemn.
- Michelle Griffin
eSafety Commissioner demands crackdown on Musk’s AI ‘nudify’ images on X
World leaders including the UK’s Keir Starmer are vowing to crack down on Elon Musk’s platform over the surge in sexually explicit images generated by Grok.
- Mike Foley
Fake hero, wrong suspect: Misinformation floods social media after Bondi shooting
Elon Musk’s chatbot said Edward Crabtree – a fictional 47-year-old IT professional – was the hero who tackled one of the attackers and seized his weapon.
- David Swan
Some teens make a living from social media. They aren’t letting the ban stop them
Olympic athletes need sponsorships to pursue their sport. Some Australian families pay bills because their kids create content. Australia’s world-leading social media ban may jeopardise that.
- Bronte Gossling
Australia social media ban as it happened: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world-first; Wells says more than 200,000 TikTok accounts deactivated
Australia’s social media ban is now in effect, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Look back on our live coverage.
- Brittany Busch, Bronte Gossling and Ashleigh McMillan