Australia
Reddit slammed for trying to profit from Australian wildfires
Reddit only donates $2.50 of a $3.99 sale for “Firefighter Koalas”.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises the alarm on social face recognition tech, calls it “real Black Mirror stuff”
AOC says it’s time to put more scrutiny on face recognition tech.
Mother of girl who fell to her death, reportedly in search of a good selfie, speaks about social media culture
The mother talked about Instagram attention and trolls.
Instagram suspends account of Turia Pitt, burns survivor raising awareness of Australia wildfires
Instagram closed the account just as it was taking off.
Internet and power access go down as deadly wildfires spread across Australia
Pockets of Australia have lost access to vital communications services.
Australian news outlets admit to suppressing stories to avoid liability for “defamatory” comments
A court ruled that they are responsible for the comments of their readers’ Facebook posts.
Australian government expresses concern for online journalist and blogger detained in China
Australian ministers fear for his health.
Australia’s Attorney-General says Facebook and YouTube should be treated as publishers
The idea is spreading outside of the US.
Australia’s internet censor says video of Hong Kong protestor being shot is allowed to stay on the internet
The eSafety commission won’t be demanding the footage be removed.
Residents love Australia’s online “Sh*t Town of the Year” competition, but the mayor’s not happy
The race to the bottom is getting competitive.
Australia wants citizens to unlock online porn with their face
Australia wants to implement a privacy-invasive idea that doesn’t work and that other countries realized was so bad they scrapped their plans.
Australian police fudge answers when asked if they use spyware on citizens, raising alarms
This seems to confirm the information that ABC received from a group of security experts, who indicated that the NSW police have a license of the Finfisher spying program.