Yesterday the Morrison Government released the exposure draft of a potentially game-changing new online privacy bill. The Online Privacy Bill would target social media platforms’ use of their users’ private information. According to the explanatory paper, the Bill was drafted in response to the 2018 Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal. The scandal revealed that Facebook…
The National Party has committed to supporting a target of net zero emissions by 2050 ahead of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s upcoming appearance at the COP26 climate summit. COP26 will take place between 31 October and 12 November. The 26th United Nations summit will bring world leaders together to work toward the goals of both…
Twitter has learned its algorithm amplifies right-leaning political content, the social media company revealed in a recent blog. In a study conducted this year, Twitter sought to identify how machine learning (ML) may impact the promotion of political content on the site. The algorithm in question pertains to Twitter’s Home timeline, which displays Tweets from…
This week ICAC continues its unfolding investigations of former premier Gladys Berejiklian and former MP Daryl Maguire during their secret five-year relationship. Much attention has been given to a memo penned by political strategist Nigel Blunden. The 2016 memo addressed to former premier Mike Baird advised that he should oppose the now-controversial $5.5 million grant…