This submission considers some important and complex questions around the role of social media in Australian society by a large group of researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S).

This report explores some of the public transparency measures that might be possible in Australia, in both the online safety and misinformation and disinformation regulatory frameworks. It explores the current state of play and international best practice examples, and proposes some mechanisms that might improve transparency in Australia going forward.

The Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024 introduces a number of reforms and technical amendments across several Acts in Victoria. This Bill Brief provides the background to how these proposals came about. It then outlines the second reading speech and the Bill’s provisions.

This paper explores the interplay between competition and data privacy. It analyses their respective objectives and examines how considerations pertaining to one policy area have been, or could be, included into the other. Furthermore, it investigates enforcement interventions and regulatory measures that could foster synergies or lead to potential challenges.

This pilot study which analyses screen recordings from young people’s online activity found that companies are targeting them with ads for harmful products including alcohol, gambling and junk food. The ads drive engagement with harmful and addictive products.