Australia's News Media and Digital Platform Mandatory Bargaining Code was a step towards compelling digital platforms to pay publishers for content, but represents a missed opportunity. This report sets out recommendations for how the Code could have matched its original ambition in securing a fair and competitive internet.

This report describes findings from a survey of 16 to 17-year-old Australians, finding widespread exposure to content promoting extreme weight loss and unhealthy diets on Instagram. It highlights the algorithmic amplification of eating disorder content on Instagram, and how it profits from this practice.

Research reveals that Facebook continues to permit surveillance advertising targeting children and teenagers, despite previous commitments to adopt a more cautious approach. Surveillance advertising involves the use of personal data collected from websites and platforms to deliver highly targeted ads. This report urges Facebook to publicly clarify its position and to fully discontinue the use...

This publication documents a timeline of major events over the course of Facebook’s history that demonstrate the unprecedented power the platform wields over politics and information systems globally. The authors argue that Australia remains vulnerable to mis- and disinformation, and does not have effective safeguards to shield the upcoming federal election from Facebook’s influence.

This report describes the rules young people want to govern the collection and use of their personal data by digital platforms, It explores their concerns related to current practices, including issues of consent and personalisation. The report calls for the introduction of a data code for children and young people.