Communications
Alternative labels
Mass communication
Communications media
Communications policy
Submission
Prioritising children’s best interests in determining default age of privacy-by-default protections
This short submission addresses a specific proposal in the Industry Standards for Class 1A & 1B Material for Designated Internet Services and Relevant Electronic Services. It highlights concerns that the minimum age of default privacy settings violates children’s rights and these decisions do not appear to be made in children’s best interests.
Report
Government response to the ACCC Digital Platform Services Inquiry
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been undertaking an inquiry into Digital Platform Services since 2020. Matters being considered by the Inquiry include competition in markets for the supply of digital platform services, practices of suppliers of digital platform services which may result in harm and how innovation and technology change may affect...
Journal article
The misinformation threat: a techno-governance approach for curbing the fake news of tomorrow
The purpose of conducting this research was to investigate the influence and impacts of technology on the already-existing issue of 'fake news', and subsequently put forward recommendations to counteract it.
Report
Mapping the digital gap: Wujal Wujal, Queensland 2023 community update report
This report outlines updated findings from a second research visit to Wujal Wujal, an Aboriginal community located on the Bloomfield River in Cape York, North Queensland.
Report
AI and automated decision-making in news and media
Automated systems and processes are a common feature of the news and media environment. This report introduces four key examples: search, recommendation, automated content moderation and curation, and advertising technology (AdTech).