The Guardian • internet
World on the edge of an abyss: UN Secretary-General
“I am here to sound the alarm: the world must wake up. We are on the edge of an abyss – and moving in the wrong direction.”
Read moreLetter to the editor
I’m writing to commend you on the editorial “Morrison Government Wants To Remove Internet Anonymity” (Guardian #1983).
Read moreAustralia gets Zucked: Facebook’s gangster move against Australia
Last week, social media giant, Facebook, restricted the Australian public from posting or accessing a range of information from external websites, particularly news sites, after an Australian parliamentary committee ordered big tech companies to pay for shared content from large publications.
Read moreEDITORIAL – Murdoch empire must be stopped
Last month, the Senate’s Environment and Communications References Committee held an inquiry into “the state of media diversity, independence and reliability in Australia.”
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Issue #1983
Morrison gov’t wants to remove internet anonymity
Conservatives, it always seems, live in glasshouses. Warrior for “free speech” and defender of “democracy,” the Morrison government has made it part of its brand to rally against illiberalism.
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Issue #2189
Age verification – not so simple
At first glance, age verification looks like a good idea, a no-brainer. There’s a lot of material on the internet we don’t want young people...
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Issue #2116
Social media ban not an effective solution
The Federal government is planning to introduce a minimum age restriction for social media platforms to prevent harm, but many people who seem to know...
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Issue #2117
Banning kids from social media in a genocide
On Saturday 14 September, the ABC reported on the apparent use of the infamous ‘Hannibal Directive’ – the IDF’s unofficial protocol to fire on enemy...
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