Australia
12/05/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian Senate passes first-ever law prohibiting children 16 and under from using social media
In 12 months, a new law in Australia will come into effect that bars children 16 years of age and younger from using social media platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok and Snapchat. A “world first,” the new rule, once it comes into effect a year from now, will require anyone who tries to use social […]
12/04/2024
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By Laura Harris
Australia under scrutiny for passing law banning social media for kids under 16 (which will require ID verification for everyone)
Australia is now facing scrutiny for passing a law that would ban children under 16 from using social media and would establish an online surveillance system for all Australians on the internet. The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, designed to protect the mental health of children and adolescents, mandates that social media platforms verify the age of their users. The legislation, passed by […]
11/12/2024
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By Laura Harris
Study: Early exposure to smartphones, online content linked to increased risk of autism
The results of the Australian government-funded “Longitudinal Study of Australian Children” have revealed a significant link between early screen exposure and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, assessed the television, video and internet use of two-year-old children while monitoring for ASD diagnoses through age 12. This study, which tracked the […]
09/23/2024
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By Ava Grace
Meta admits to training its AI models with public info from Aussie users posted SINCE 2007
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has admitted to scraping public data Australian adults have posted since 2007 to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Global Privacy Director Melinda Claybaugh made this admission during an inquiry by the Australian Senate, where lawmakers pressed her on the matter. The senators […]
05/28/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian parliament passes digital ID law to enshrine the globalist control matrix down under
The House of Representatives in Australia voted to adopt the Australian Digital ID Law (Digital ID Bill 2024) this week in an 87-56 vote, this after it already passed the Senate. The plan is to eliminate all forms of physical identification and replace them with digital ID schemes that will put everyone’s most sensitive personal […]
05/06/2024
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By Belle Carter
Australian PM, politicians to attack social media “misinformation” with censorship, digital ID and AI enforcers
Some Australian politicians, both those in government and opposition, are now forcing social media platforms to be more vigilant about “misinformation” and “violence” being posted and shared by their users. The people in politics are specifically targeting content related to the Sydney stabbing attacks, an incident where an Assyrian Christian bishop was attacked during a […]
04/29/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian politicians demanding forced online ID, AI-assisted content surveillance to stop spread of “misinformation”
Just like what’s happening here in the United States right now, Australian politicians from both sides of the political spectrum are demanding “more vigilance” from social media platforms in censoring information. The recent Sydney stabbing attacks and what people are saying about them online prompted Australian politicians to call for sweeping new censorship rules to […]
12/19/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Australian government to use facial, fingerprint recognition for key online government services in 2024
The Australian government has announced its plans to launch additional biometric security measures for important online government services in 2024 to address a surge of online scam attempts. The announcement follows the federal government’s statement on having to deal with thousands of scam attempts at myGov accounts each month. myGov is an online app used by Australian […]
11/20/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Aussie intelligence points finger at ChiComs for CYBERATTACKS targeting the Land Down Under
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is responsible for the majority of the cyberattacks that have targeted Australia, according to an intelligence agency in the country. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), an office under the Australian Department of Defense, put forward this claim in a new report. It pointed out that the CCP remained a significant […]
11/15/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Shipping containers piling up in Australia as ports hit by “nationally significant cyber incident”
Australia’s second-largest port operator has been hit by a cyberattack that paralyzed maritime freight movement Down Under. Australian Federal Police are said to be investigating the cybersecurity incident, which took down container terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle. DP World Australia, which controls about 40 percent of Australia’s maritime freight industry, was forced to […]
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