Lawmakers and experts in child protection policies are expected to appear at a federal social media inquiry following controversial claims by Meta.
A $6.5 million age-assurance technology trial will test whether it can prevent teens accessing social networks and whether adults are willing to use it.
Internet behemoth Google paid Australia's top two telcos to be the default search engine on Android phones for seven years, the competition watchdog has found.
New Zealand's proposed changes to the digital bargaining law will align it more closely with Australia's, Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
Telstra and Optus have agreed to stop accepting payments from Google under deals to pre-install the tech giant's search software as default on their phones.
Young Australians report worsening mental health since some of the most popular social media platforms entered their lives.
Julian Assange will touch down under the cover of darkness in Canberra after pleading guilty to espionage and being freed after 15 years evading authorities.
After more than a decade in some form of custody overseas, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is back in Australia and will take time to adjust to his new freedom.
Laws that would force Facebook to show and pay for Australian news, as well as tax changes, are being considered by the government, an inquiry has revealed.
As more residents take to social media complaining about cold homes, experts warn chilly interiors can impact people's health and wellbeing even if they rug up.
Major news outlets accuse Facebook's parent company of daring the government to take action against it, and warn newspapers could close if it fails to act.
The traumatising consequences of non-consensual AI porn used against school girls have come to the front of the national conscience - so what's being done?
The treatment of journalists has been called into question after Nine boss and former federal treasurer Peter Costello clashed with a reporter in an airport.
For years, social media companies have been accused of acting above regulation but a top media boss says they must play by the same rules as everyone else.
Social media giant X has lost an audacious bid saying it should not be subject to Queensland discrimination laws.
Irish media magnate and businessman Tony O'Reilly has died at the age of 88.
Anthony Albanese says parents 'are worried sick' about what their kids have access to online, as he welcomes moves to ban kids from social media.
A UK court has ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the US on espionage charges.
As a federal inquiry prepares to examine the impact of social media on society, an expert says platforms need uniform measures in dealing with harmful content.
The Sydney bishop stabbed during a live-streamed church service wants the videos of his attack to remain online, and has warned against curbing free speech.
Politicians of all stripes have chastised social media giant X and billionaire owner Elon Musk for fighting an order to remove graphic content after a stabbing.
From July, Media company Stuff will produce a nightly bulletin for New Zealand's only commercial broadcasters Three, replacing its Newshub newsroom.
Concerns social media giant TikTok breached Australian privacy laws through its data harvesting practices are being looked at by the information commissioner.
Broadcaster Seven Network will have a new boss when James Warburton steps down at the end of the financial year after an eventful period for the company.
Political firebrand Mark Latham will go to trial over a tweet posted in response to fellow MP Alex Greenwich calling him a "disgusting human being".
Politicians, many of whom have been in the firing line of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, have given mixed reactions to news of his retirement.
Tony Abbott has been nominated to sit on Fox Corporation's board of directors, a day after media mogul Rupert Murdoch's retirement plans were unveiled.
Ita Buttrose says she is "not thinking of doing nothing" after leaving the helm of the ABC, a position the doyenne describes as the culmination of her career.
Profits at media company Nine Entertainment have dropped after a record result the year prior as the industry battles declining ad revenue and the threat of AI.
The ABC will get a new chairperson in 2024 after Ita Buttrose confirmed she won't seek a second term as head of the public broadcaster.
Environment, climate and biodiversity experts are leaving the social media network formerly known as Twitter in huge numbers, a study reveals.
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