Apple and Sydney Opera House Announce Yearlong Creativity Collaboration
iclarified - Apple and the Sydney Opera House are teaming up on a yearlong collaboration designed to support Australian creativity through new art, design, and culture initiatives, with a particular focus on young people and hands-on participation.Continue ReadingShar…
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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
- Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth (2)
- Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits (7)
- Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research (2)
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Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth
Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits
Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19304 / 14 stories in 17 days
KPMG Partner Fined Over Using AI To Pass AI Test
msmash / slashdot - A partner at KPMG Australia has been fined $7,000 by the Big Four firm after using AI tools to cheat on an internal training course about using AI. From a report: The unnamed partner was forced to redo the test after uploading training materials into an A…
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Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban
ft - First data released on impact of blocking access for children as other countries monitor progress
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550,000 accounts gone: Meta’s first report on Australia’s social media ban
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta Platforms Inc. has deactivated nearly 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the nation’s new social media ban for users under 16, the company announced on Medium. This action includes 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts, and …
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France Targets Australia-Style Social Media Ban For Children Next Year
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: France intends to follow Australia and ban social media platforms for children from the start of the 2026 academic year. A draft bill preventing under-15s from using social media will be submitted for…
Editor: As a parent, to be fully honest, I'm heartened by these moves - people and governments asserting themselves is not a bad thing. That being said - there's performative eassertion for the sake of hearing one's voice heard, and then there's assertion in favour of all the entrenched players...
- Big tech faces child safety and privacy probes (3)
- French crackdown on kids' social media use (11)
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Big tech faces child safety and privacy probes
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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 17399 / 15 stories in 2 months
Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban
Adam Satariano and Lynsey Chutel / nytimes - After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries.
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Australia Approves Apple Watch Hypertension Alerts
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Australia’s medical regulator has authorized Apple Watch hypertension alerts, letting eligible users receive heart health notifications locally.The post Australia Approves Apple Watch Hypertension Alerts first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media
techspot - Australia's under-16 social media ban came into effect last week, just over a year after the legislation was passed. It requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube to verify the ages of Australian us…
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I am heartbroken by the antisemitic terrorist attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all of our Australian Ohana. Thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmed for his incredible bravery—turning tragedy int
@Benioff / x - I am heartbroken by the antisemitic terrorist attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all of our Australian Ohana. Thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmed for his incredible bravery—turning tragedy int…
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Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Reddit has sued Australia’s government over the new under-16 social media ban, arguing it violates free speech and privacy rights.The post Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Reddit files High Court challenge against u16s social media ban
Nathan Jolly / mumbrella - Reddit has filed High Court documents attempting to overturn the under-16 social media ban. According to court documents, Reddit will argue against the legality of the ban itself, as well as Reddit’s designation as a social media platform. Reddit has appo…
- Government pushes back in High Court Reddit showdown (2)
- Reddit’s aggressive legal fight over under-16 ban (10)
- Wider impacts of Australia’s youth social media ban (2)
Government pushes back in High Court Reddit showdown
Reddit’s aggressive legal fight over under-16 ban
Wider impacts of Australia’s youth social media ban
Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16859 / 14 stories in 2 months
Australia social media ban: 1 million teen accounts vanish overnight
news.com.au - Potentially up to a million Australian social media accounts have vanished from platforms like X and TikTok – and it’s causing waves globally.
- Global policy watchers and political leaders scrutinize ban. (3)
- Platforms enforce ban with cutting-edge age verification. (8)
- Teens and families facing abrupt social media shutdown impacts. (15)
Global policy watchers and political leaders scrutinize ban.
Platforms enforce ban with cutting-edge age verification.
Teens and families facing abrupt social media shutdown impacts.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 16746 / 26 stories in 2 months
Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16
Alex Valdes / cnet - Countries around the world will be watching to see how well the new ban works ... or doesn't.
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Australian PM Vows to Hold Social Media to Account as Ban Nears
Brett Miller / bloomberg - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday.
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BREAKING: OpenAI to build massive $4.6 Billion "GPU Supercluster" in Australia (550MW Hyperscale Campus by 2027)
/u/BuildwithVignesh / reddit - OpenAI has officially signed a partnership with NextDC to build a dedicated "Hyperscale AI Campus" in Sydney, Australia. The Scale (Why this matters): This isn't just a server room. It is a $7 Billion AUD (~$4.6 Billion USD) project designed to consume 55…
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Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Meta has initiated a 14-day warning period for Australian under-16s, setting a December 10 deadline to deactivate accounts under new federal laws.The post Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms appeared fi…
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Google Plans Secret AI Military Outpost on Tiny Island Overrun By Crabs
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Google is planning to build a large AI data center on Christmas Island, a 52-square-mile Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, following a cloud computing deal with Australia's m…
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Australia sues Microsoft over 'misleading' AI offer
techxplore - Australia's competition watchdog accused Microsoft on Monday of misleading people into paying for its AI assistant Copilot.
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Shares of Australian critical metal companies surge on $8.5 billion U.S. minerals deal
cnbc - Australian critical metals and rare earths shares surged following the announcement of a massive minerals deal between Washington and Canberra.
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