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Social media platforms could face $50m fines if Australian children access adult content on their sites​on March 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm Under proposed new codes submitted to eSafety commissioner, tech companies would have six months to implement new measuresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocial media and technology companies would have six months to implement a suite of new measures to restrict Australian children from accessing adult content online, or face fines up to $50m, under proposed new codes developed by the industry.The draft codes, submitted to the eSafety commissioner last week for approval, would require social media platforms that allow pornography to prevent access to minors, and implement age assurance measures for users.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...Under proposed new codes submitted to eSafety commissioner, tech companies would have six months to implement new measuresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocial media and technology companies would have six months to implement a suite of new measures to restrict Australian children from accessing adult content online, or face fines up to $50m, under proposed new codes developed by the industry.The draft codes, submitted to the eSafety commissioner last week for approval, would require social media platforms that allow pornography to prevent access to minors, and implement age assurance measures for users.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...   

Social media platforms could face $50m fines if Australian children access adult content on their sites​on March 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Under proposed new codes submitted to eSafety commissioner, tech companies would have six months to implement new measuresFollow our Australia news live blog for…

Hate-speech failures by Meta and X undermine German election The ads contained calls for the imprisonment and gassing of immigrants, burning of mosques with dehumanising speech, and equated immigrants to animals and pathogens.

Hate-speech failures by Meta and X undermine German election

Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds Social media giants Meta and X (formerly Twitter) approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to the country’s federal elections, according to new research from Eko, a corporate responsibility…

Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds

Tech campaign aims to build social media system free of billionaires A group of tech entrepreneurs wants to raise money to build a decentralised network of social media that does not have any influence from tech billionaires.

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