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NEW: 1 in 10 teens going to headspace say the teen social media ban was a factor in their decision to seek mental health support.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue
Early data from Australia's national youth mental health service shows that the teen social media ban emerged as a prominent factor in why 12- to 15-year-olds were coming to them.
www.crikey.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
NEW: 1 in 10 teens going to headspace say the teen social media ban was a factor in their decision to seek mental health support.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
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Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of women and children.
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk's deepfake porn factory, X
A spokesperson for the prime minister says the government is committed to protecting Australians from online harms. Tell that to the Australian victims of X-produced image-based abuse.
www.crikey.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of women and children.
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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Young Australians told researchers they see benefits and harms of social media. But they rarely see parents and other adults acknowledging this nuance or displaying understanding of how it works.
When it comes to the ban, teens don't think they're being listened to
www.crikey.com.au/20...
When it comes to the ban, teens don't think they're being listened to
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Young Australians told researchers they see benefits and harms of social media. But they rarely see parents and other adults acknowledging this nuance or displaying understanding of how it works.
When it comes to the ban, teens don't think they're being listened to
www.crikey.com.au/20...
When it comes to the ban, teens don't think they're being listened to
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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If you're heading into the weekend with a pile of Copilot meeting summaries to read, you might find this interesting. Some risks of relying on AI notetakers - and some strategies for dealing with them.
I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Nine risks caused by AI notetakers — Careful Industries
AI transcription tools are not currently mature or reliable enough to be regarded as an always on, single-source of truth for meeting notes. Nine common risks, and six possible mitigations.
www.careful.industries
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you're heading into the weekend with a pile of Copilot meeting summaries to read, you might find this interesting. Some risks of relying on AI notetakers - and some strategies for dealing with them.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Incredible- Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day."
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Incredible- Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day."
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"OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter and negligence."
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
"OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter and negligence."
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Australia's children's commissioner Anne Hollonds has seen "nothing" to address gaps in community and support left by the teen social media ban.
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Australia's children's commissioner Anne Hollonds has seen "nothing" to address gaps in community and support left by the teen social media ban.
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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Not only is the hunger for new data centres already impacting Australia's energy demands, it's even driving down our ambitions for reducing our emissions, Ketan Joshi reports in Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Not only is the hunger for new data centres already impacting Australia's energy demands, it's even driving down our ambitions for reducing our emissions, Ketan Joshi reports in Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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September 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The application for the 2026 Tech Policy Press fellowship is open! If you are looking to inform technology policy through rigorous original reporting or policy analysis, we want to hear from you! Read our announcement to learn more:
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Have you read @karenhao.bsky.social's book #EmpireOfAI? Interested in the cult of personality of Sam Altman?
In #Melbourne?
Come see Karen Hao in conversation with @kobotic.bsky.social this Friday night at #RMIT, presented by @readingsbooks.bsky.social. Free!
www.readings.com.au/events/karen...
In #Melbourne?
Come see Karen Hao in conversation with @kobotic.bsky.social this Friday night at #RMIT, presented by @readingsbooks.bsky.social. Free!
www.readings.com.au/events/karen...
Karen Hao talks AI
Join us for a riveting conversation between esteemed journalist Karen Hao and Dr Kobi Leins. Meticulously researched, carefully curated, and not pulling any punches, Karen Hao’s book is urgently ne...
www.readings.com.au
August 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Have you read @karenhao.bsky.social's book #EmpireOfAI? Interested in the cult of personality of Sam Altman?
In #Melbourne?
Come see Karen Hao in conversation with @kobotic.bsky.social this Friday night at #RMIT, presented by @readingsbooks.bsky.social. Free!
www.readings.com.au/events/karen...
In #Melbourne?
Come see Karen Hao in conversation with @kobotic.bsky.social this Friday night at #RMIT, presented by @readingsbooks.bsky.social. Free!
www.readings.com.au/events/karen...
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like if you put a product on the market where there’s a non-zero chance that it’s going to “proactively instigate the death by suicide of a child” and lots of people tell you that’s obviously gonna happen and you do it anyway and then it happens,,, how is that not a crime ?
August 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
like if you put a product on the market where there’s a non-zero chance that it’s going to “proactively instigate the death by suicide of a child” and lots of people tell you that’s obviously gonna happen and you do it anyway and then it happens,,, how is that not a crime ?
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LLMs that tout "simulated reasoning" capacities are not the principled reasoners they claim to be, but rather "sophisticated simulators of reasoning-like text," according to the latest research.
LLMs’ “simulated reasoning” abilities are a “brittle mirage,” researchers find
Chain-of-thought AI “degrades significantly” when asked to generalize beyond training.
arstechnica.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
LLMs that tout "simulated reasoning" capacities are not the principled reasoners they claim to be, but rather "sophisticated simulators of reasoning-like text," according to the latest research.
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"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes
Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.
www.theverge.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"In the new ... internet, girls can’t learn about periods on Reddit and artists can’t sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a month." — @thedextriarchy.bsky.social www.theverge.com/internet-cen...
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Australia’s Productivity Commission says the federal government should pause its work on mandatory guardrails for high-risk uses of artificial intelligence and only introduce specific regulation of the technology as “a last resort”, given its potential economic benefits.
Read more:
Read more:
AI laws should be 'last resort', Productivity Comm says
Government warned to pause work on mandatory guardrails.
ia.acs.org.au
August 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Australia’s Productivity Commission says the federal government should pause its work on mandatory guardrails for high-risk uses of artificial intelligence and only introduce specific regulation of the technology as “a last resort”, given its potential economic benefits.
Read more:
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Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
thenextweb.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
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lol: Qantas confirms that ChatGPT was used to make the email sent to 5.7 million customers in its data breach, but claims it was only used for "formatting".
Here's what gave it away:
thesizzle.com.au/p/c...
Here's what gave it away:
thesizzle.com.au/p/c...
ChatGPT used for Qantas CEO's email to millions affected by data breach
An unusual formatting choice was the smoking gun that led to Qantas confirming that AI had been used to make the email sent to 5.7 million customers — but only for formatting, the company claimed.
thesizzle.com.au
July 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
lol: Qantas confirms that ChatGPT was used to make the email sent to 5.7 million customers in its data breach, but claims it was only used for "formatting".
Here's what gave it away:
thesizzle.com.au/p/c...
Here's what gave it away:
thesizzle.com.au/p/c...
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Unlike CEOs and other executives, individual contributors understand concert OPSEC
July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Unlike CEOs and other executives, individual contributors understand concert OPSEC
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Google will no longer fund fact-checking in Australia by letting its existing deal with an Australian publisher's team lapse, mirroring Meta's retreat amid a global backlash against fact-checkers.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Google ends fact-checking funding in Australia after letting AAP FactCheck deal expire
While the US search giant is signing new deals with Australian publishers, it will not renew its fact-checking contract with Australian Associated Press amid a global backlash on fact-checking.
www.crikey.com.au
July 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Google will no longer fund fact-checking in Australia by letting its existing deal with an Australian publisher's team lapse, mirroring Meta's retreat amid a global backlash against fact-checkers.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...