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Today marks one year since The Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation was launched, the first technology industry code of its kind globally to include safeguards against misinformation and mandatory commitments for all signatories.
Opinion piece by DIGI MD Sunita Bose
Opinion piece by DIGI MD Sunita Bose
Opinion piece by DIGI MD Sunita Bose
Opinion piece by DIGI MD Sunita Bose
DIGI media release, 17 September: The Digital Industry Group Inc. welcomes the release of the Government’s Scams Prevention Framework exposure draft, particularly the sector-specific codes with strong obligations for digital platforms, telecommunications and banks to protect Australians against scams. On the release of the legislation, DIGI, Managing Director, Sunita Bose said: “Scammers must be stopped […]
Media release, September 12/9/24: DIGI and its members will closely review and constructively engage with all digital industry reforms announced this week. On the release of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, DIGI Managing Director, Sunita Bose, said: “DIGI fully supports the need to reform the Privacy Act to give Australians more choice, […]
*UPDATE* – 1:30pm AEST: X has signed on to the AOSC. This means that eight leading companies in the tech industry have today launched a proactive code aimed at combating scam activity in Australia. The Australian Online Scams Code (AOSC) has been signed by Discord, Google, Meta, Snap, TikTok, Twitch, X, and Yahoo as initial […]
The independent Complaints Sub-Committee completed its inquiries into the complaint by Reset Australia against Meta after considering the information provided by the parties and consulting the independent reviewer of the Meta transparency report. The Committee dismissed the complaint on the grounds that Reset Australia produced no convincing evidence that Meta’s transparency report contained false statements. […]
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