Australian eSafety: “It is a ‘dark pattern’ to permit people to 1/ amend mistakes 2/ be in control of information about themselves 3/ be obliged to validate abuse reports”

Clearly the perspective which the Australian eSafety Commissioner brings to the table is “users are untrustworthy scum and must be whipped into control” – basically like MPs, then.

Also: “false negatives” are not a thing and never occur; if an AI declares you to be likely “too young” it cannot possibly be a technological problem.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4181pkxl2o

Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Is Just Training A Generation In The Art Of The Workaround

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/australias-teen-social-media-ban-is-just-training-a-generation-in-the-art-of-the-workaround/

Anti-Trans Activist Prevails Against E-Safety Watchdog in Online Speech Case

Learn how a court ruled against the eSafety Commissioner in a case about online speech, affecting how it handles social media posts.

#OnlineSpeech, #eSafety, #CourtRuling, #SocialMedia, #Activism

https://newsletter.tf/how-esafety-commissioners-power-was-limited-in-online-speech-case/

The Federal Court ruled against the eSafety Commissioner, changing how it can act on online posts. This is a big change from how it used to work.

#OnlineSpeech, #eSafety, #CourtRuling, #SocialMedia, #Activism

https://newsletter.tf/how-esafety-commissioners-power-was-limited-in-online-speech-case/

#DerStandard:
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Grok: Weltweiter Kampf gegen sexualisierte "Entkleidungs"-Inhalte
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"Von gefälschten Politiker-Fotos bis zu Jugendgefährdung – Behörden weltweit ziehen die Notbremse und verhängen erste Verbote"

https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000303752/grok-weltweiter-kampf-gegen-sexualisierte-entkleidungs-inhalte

12.1.2026

#DeepFake #DSA #Entkleidung #eSafety #EU #Grok #GrokAI #Indonesien #Jugendgefährdung #Malaysia #Menschenwürde #Missbrauch #Musk #Ofcom #RechtAmEigenenBild #SocialMedia #Twitter #UK #X #xAi

Australia, and teenage Olympians and other upcoming sports stars are shuttering their Instagrams, likely impacting funding; or handing them over to “parents” to avoid bans

Hopefully handing the accounts over to the parents will not get the parents banned.

https://twitter.com/mattjcan/status/1995978225651224628

#ageVerification #australia #censorship #eSafety #socialMediaBan #surveillance