Nearly half of Australians say they would switch off algorithmic recommendations on social media if given the option, according to new research from YouGov released as the Australian Government consid...

Trump administration expresses ‘serious concerns’ that forcing firms to allow algorithm optout would infringe Americans’ free speech

After President Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, major TV networks suspended their shared coverage of the president.

AI agents also sought to access secret information and covered up what they were doing

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Secretaries board concerned material posted without proper context as Greens warn ban could result in lack of transparency

Consent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.

The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children Meta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it comes to the safety of children on its social media platforms, according to a whistleblower who testified during a landmark trial against the company on Tuesday. He is slated to continue his testimony on Wednesday. Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, told the jury that the company was aware of the harm its products caused children, which included its recommendations pushing content from sexual predators and violent and graphic images. He said he repeatedly raised the issue to various Facebook and Instagram executives but that they did little to resolve it. Continue reading...

We are world-weary, but in the most positive way.

Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said.

Academic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on Friday

SYDNEY, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a world-first ban

The UK is far from equality in academia or society. You don’t need a Cambridge degree to see that Arday’s story is being used to stop any progress in its tracks, says journalist and academic Afua Hirs...

Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royalties

Meta officials have told a racism inquiry they are "not aware" whether any of their content moderators are Indigenous.

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Preserved plant cells show that grasses were brought into Cloggs cave in Australia and burnt over many millennia, revealing the ancient origins of rituals practised by the GunaiKurnai people