X Corp's legal battle with Australia's online safety regulator thrusts Thomson Geer partner Justin Quill back in the national spotlight, in short order after successfully defending Network Ten in the Lehrmann defamation trial.
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While Elon Musk's X is being criticised by all sides of politics, the heads of ASIO and the AFP have signalled they are more concerned about Meta and its encryption plans.
The European Commission, a global leader on tech regulation which has launched its own formal legal proceedings over X's failure to curb the dissemination of extremist content, said it was aware of the ongoing Australian stoush.
Billionaire Elon Musk has become entangled in a feud with Australia's online safety regulator — and the prime minister — just as his biggest company Tesla faces urgent challenges.
In the eight years since its inception, Australia's online safety regulator has never pursued a legal battle quite like the one now playing out against Elon Musk’s X. What follows will be an examination of the commissioner's authority, with ramifications for online publishers.
The strength of the performance of equity markets this year has surprised many. Some of the exuberance may be justified, but you don't have to look far to find irrational behaviour.
The social media company has built a community of 500 million users on the long journey to its IPO. Now it needs to figure out how to make more revenue from them.
A highly sensitive review into TikTok, which was handed to the Australian government 12 months ago, is again in the spotlight.
Does TikTok pose a genuine national security threat that justifies US moves to ban or force a sale of the app and overrides freedom of speech concerns?
Today the ASX hit a record high, following Wall Street's lead as AI hype continues to boost markets. There was less good news for some of the local market's biggest news publishers.
Victorians are being swamped with bombastic social media advertisements in the lead-up to the Dunkley byelection. It could be a signal of what to expect for the federal election.
Digital publishers have become quick to experiment with distribution channels to reach new audiences with hopes to convert them to paying subscribers.
The engagement comes amid the departure of Lee Hunter, TikTok’s general manager in Australia and New Zealand, who last week told industry associates he was poised to step down.
Lee Hunter, TikTok’s general manager in Australia and New Zealand is expected to leave the short form video platform.
The social media giant's latest earnings mark a dramatic turnaround for the company and have once again made Mark Zuckerberg the darling of Wall Street.
A battle between the titans of media and AI over copyright could have a significant impact on the future of both sectors.
