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Australian State Plans To Jail Children With "Adult Crime, Adult Time" Bill
David Crisafulli put the Queensland safer bill in place on Thursday - the first legislation of the government since its win. According to him, the legislation would "serve as a deterrence to crime. They will reduce the number of victims."
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Analysis: Should India Ban Social Media For Under-16s, Like Australia?
The Australian government's decision to ban social media for children below 16 through 'world-leading legislation' has renewed the conversation in India about a similar ban.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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Elon Musk Calls Australian Government 'Fascists' Over New Misinformation Law
Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia's centre-left government "fascists" over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
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Australian To Have New Privacy Laws To Prohibit Doxxing
The act of doxxing by releasing someone's personal information without consent will be made a criminal offence in Australia under new government privacy laws.
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Tech Giants Could Face Fines Worth Up to 5 Percent of Annual Turnover Under Proposed Australian Laws
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms to Pay for Content as Facebook Restores News Pages
The Australian government passed a landmark legislation requiring global digital giants to pay for local news content, in a move closely watched around the world.
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Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News
Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies.
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Facebook, Google Could Be Forced to Pay for News Content as Australia Is Expected to Pass Amendments
Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, despite opposition from some minor political parties.
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Google Search Bombards Australian Users as PR Campaign Intensifies Against News Payment Rule
US tech giant Google stepped up its public relations campaign against Australian regulation, presenting all search users in the country with a "proposal" to water down planned rules.
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Google Said to Revive Australia News Platform Launch Amid Content Payment Fight
Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles for the venture, as the search giant fights world-first proposed laws on content payments.
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Google Says It Will Shut Search Engine in Australia if Forced to Pay for News
Google said it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook to pay media companies for the right to use their content.
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Australia to Amend Law Making Facebook, Google Pay for News
The author of proposed Australian laws to make Facebook and Google pay for journalism said Thursday his draft legislation will be altered to allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but remain fundamentally unchanged.
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Foreign Interference Bill Has Soured Ties With China, Says Australia Prime Minister
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged on Thursday that legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference in politics had soured ties with China, after a report Australian ministers were being denied Chinese visas.
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Australian State Plans To Jail Children With "Adult Crime, Adult Time" Bill
David Crisafulli put the Queensland safer bill in place on Thursday - the first legislation of the government since its win. According to him, the legislation would "serve as a deterrence to crime. They will reduce the number of victims."
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Analysis: Should India Ban Social Media For Under-16s, Like Australia?
The Australian government's decision to ban social media for children below 16 through 'world-leading legislation' has renewed the conversation in India about a similar ban.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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Elon Musk Calls Australian Government 'Fascists' Over New Misinformation Law
Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia's centre-left government "fascists" over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
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Australian To Have New Privacy Laws To Prohibit Doxxing
The act of doxxing by releasing someone's personal information without consent will be made a criminal offence in Australia under new government privacy laws.
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Tech Giants Could Face Fines Worth Up to 5 Percent of Annual Turnover Under Proposed Australian Laws
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring "mandatory" standards to the little-regulated sector.
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms to Pay for Content as Facebook Restores News Pages
The Australian government passed a landmark legislation requiring global digital giants to pay for local news content, in a move closely watched around the world.
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Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News
Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies.
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Facebook, Google Could Be Forced to Pay for News Content as Australia Is Expected to Pass Amendments
Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, despite opposition from some minor political parties.
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Google Search Bombards Australian Users as PR Campaign Intensifies Against News Payment Rule
US tech giant Google stepped up its public relations campaign against Australian regulation, presenting all search users in the country with a "proposal" to water down planned rules.
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Google Said to Revive Australia News Platform Launch Amid Content Payment Fight
Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles for the venture, as the search giant fights world-first proposed laws on content payments.
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Google Says It Will Shut Search Engine in Australia if Forced to Pay for News
Google said it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook to pay media companies for the right to use their content.
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Australia to Amend Law Making Facebook, Google Pay for News
The author of proposed Australian laws to make Facebook and Google pay for journalism said Thursday his draft legislation will be altered to allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but remain fundamentally unchanged.
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Foreign Interference Bill Has Soured Ties With China, Says Australia Prime Minister
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged on Thursday that legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference in politics had soured ties with China, after a report Australian ministers were being denied Chinese visas.
