This submission uses insights from research at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society and considers questions raised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Digital platform services inquiry issues paper on general search services. The submission specifically addresses questions around privacy and security risks, the use of generative artificial intelligence in...

This paper reflects discussions from a roundtable of experts prompted by proposals to grow and expand Australia’s online safety standards. It makes recommendations for enhanced reforms to strengthen transparency and ensure effective compliance.

This policy briefing reflects discussions held at a roundtable of 20 experts from academia and civil society in March 2024, where participants explored the opportunities and challenges to regulate for transparency in the digital world in Australia. The briefing presents an overview of the discussion to advance thinking on best-practice transparency reporting and metrics specifically.

Many of the systems and elements that platforms build into their products create safety risks for end-users. This report explores the role of four systems (recommender systems, content moderation systems, ad approval systems and ad management systems) in creating risks around eating disorders.

This policy brief examines the current state of digital trade facilitation with a focus on the role that digital trade platforms play. It identifies the challenges that hinder the wider adoption of such systems and provides recommendations to overcome key barriers.