Australia
Appeals court in Australia confirms news publishers are liable for users’ comments on their Facebook pages
It’s hard to see how the ruling is feasible.
How face mask selfies are proving valuable to train face-detection AI
Companies want to be able to detect your identity even while you wear a mask.
Apparently, if you don’t want to install a coronavirus tracking app you’re a bad person
An Australian news site tries to shame people who don’t want to be traced.
Mainstream publishers not only want Big Tech to send them traffic, they want Big Tech to pay them too
As if we don’t already have too much of a symbiotic relationship between mainstream media and Big Tech.
Australia Supreme Court rules Google is a publisher, orders them to pay $40,000 in damages
The ruling was made as part of a pseudo “right to be forgotten” case.
Drew Pavlou, student who criticizes the Communist Party of China, faces school disciplinary hearings
The student is a strong promoter of human rights.
In Australia, online citizens are doing a better job at tracking coronavirus cases then the government
Independent websites are proving more popular.
Coronavirus Map is an online map that helps users track the outbreak globally
The map is a useful way to stay up-to-date.
Avi Yemini files lawsuit against Jim Jeffries and Viacom after deceptively edited Comedy Central video
The video appeared to make Yemini seem responsible for “radicalization.”
Lesbian event at Sydney Mardi Gras withdrawn after online activists target YouTuber Arielle Scarcella
Cancel culture strikes again.
YouTube introduces feature to let users tip creators $2 – will take a 30% cut
For some reason, it only works on desktop.
Traditional TV broadcasts are boosted on YouTube while independent creators suffer in recommendations
Viewers can’t avoid being pushed TV show content on what was once a platform for independent creators.