It underlines the stark gap between Australia's tough approach to big tech and New Zealand's meek, deferential attitude.

After a nationwide tour engaging with parents, Meta brought its Screen Smart series to San Francisco last month, returning to its Bay Area home to unveil new features aimed at protecting teens from ...

Meta has announced the implementation of mandatory fraud checks in Australia in order to tackle investment-related scams. This move aims to curb the prevalence of fake celebrity endorsements. The ...

Diplomatic Courier staff writer Stephanie Gull brings you three under–the–radar stories from Southeast Asia and Oceania last month: Australia’s social media ban for minors, hope for the endangered ...

Last year, France passed legislation that requires children under 15 to get a parent’s permission before getting a social ...

Popular tech company AI models lack transparency in training data, Australian Senate Select Committee reports.

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram ...

The social media giant has faced mounting calls to improve ad verification after a probe by this masthead revealed it had ...

Australia proposed a bill on Monday that could impose fines of up to A$50 million ($33 million) on global technology ...

Meta Platforms has introduced stricter ad regulations for financial products in Australia, aiming to curb scams. Advertisers ...

The move comes after Meta in October said it took down 8,000 so-called "celeb bait" ads, as part of an effort with Australian ...

Meta is expected to annoounce its plan to lay over 25,000 miles of fiber optic cables under the sea, which could cost more ...