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'History repeating': quit heat dials up on Optus chief

Calls are growing across the political spectrum for the boss of Optus to stand down after his network oversaw a brutal network outage linked to multiple deaths.

AAP

Chris’s triple-zero calls were met with silence. Now out of hospital, he wants Optus to know lives are at stake

As governments condemn Optus for failing the Australian people, consumers worry the telco has ‘not learned from its previous experience’

The Guardian - AU

Optus To Face ‘Significant Consequences’ For 000 Outage During Which Three People Died

Communications Minister Anika Wells says the telco has “failed the Australian people”.

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Australia will overhaul telecommunications after Optus emergency call failure linked to 4 deaths

Australia has foreshadowed changes to the nation’s telecommunications industry after a major company’s failure to connect hundreds of emergency calls was linked to four deaths

The Independent UK

Should the Optus chief quit? These 5 fixes would do far more to stop another 000 failure

Asked today whether Optus’s chief executive should be considering his future after the “completely unacceptable” Triple Zero outage, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the ABC “I would be surprised if that wasn’t occurring.” Communications Minister Anika Wells has also vowed “Optus will be held to account”.

The Conversation

Optus boss answers calls to quit as outage fiasco grows

The head of Optus has blamed a failure of "established processes" to address a triple-zero outage connected to three deaths, as calls for penalties mount.

AAP

Optus confirms fourth death after CEO reveals warnings of failed triple zero calls not escalated

Emergency calls were offline for nearly 14 hours, during which four people died – including an eight-week-old baby

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Australia warns social media platforms against age verification for all ahead of a ban on children

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in December in Australia

The Independent UK

Kids to lose social media access but others will be OK

Social media companies will have to detect and eject under-16s from their platforms, but this does not mean all users will have their ages checked.

AAP

Australia moves to stamp out ‘nudify’ and stalking apps

Tech platforms to be responsible for preventing access to ‘abhorrent technologies’ under reforms announced by Canberra.

Al Jazeera

Australia To Tackle Deepfake Nudes, Online Stalking

Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.

International Business Times

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Tools aimed at enforcing the looming social media ban for under-16s have been criticised by experts who are warning against using third-parties to verify age.

AAP

Kids unknowingly targeted with AI abuse apps, images

A clarion call to urgently protect vulnerable children and teenagers from online sexual abuse has been issued as the use of AI-powered platforms proliferates.

AAP

Not just under-16s: all Australian social media users will need to prove their age – and it could be complicated and time consuming

The age assurance technology trial found errors are inevitable – meaning users might have to provide other ID, and appeal against wrongful bans

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PM says neo-Nazi giving speech from Victoria’s parliament steps ‘isn’t the Australian way’ – as it happened

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Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

A social media ban is unlikely to completely protect kids from online harms as questions remain over age-assurance technology.

The Guardian - AU

Trial of tech that could be used to keep Australian under-16s off social media finds some errors ‘inevitable’

Report from age assurance trial finds multiple fallback options may be needed, as communications minister says there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution

The Guardian - AU

Age assurance trial stakeholders frozen out; Victorian Liberal leader’s impromptu press conference; and Tarantino’s favourite Tarantino

Stakeholder advisory board may not see the final report until minister releases it publicly

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The Guardian - AU

Key stakeholders in Australia’s social media age assurance trial frozen out amid media leaks and resignations

Trial’s advisory board may not see the final report until communications minister releases it in the coming weeks

The Guardian - AU

Famous influencers to wage ‘ground war’ on Australian government over social media ban, documents reveal

Julie Inman Grant said the laws would provoke a ‘lobbying surge’ brought on by concerns the ban would affect advertising revenue

The Guardian - AU

How will Australia’s under-16s social media ban be enforced, and which platforms will be exempt?

No prescribed avenue for social media companies to check users’ ages, but options include facial estimation technology and matching photos with ID

The Independent UK

Australia adds YouTube to platforms covered by world-first ban on social media for teenagers

Alphabet platform was initially exempted from ban

The Independent UK

Australia bans YouTube accounts for children under 16 in reversal of previous stance

The Australian government has announced YouTube will be required to ensure account holders are at least 16 years old starting in December

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Tsunami alerts across Pacific; inflation drops; and Australian rocket goes out with a bang

Shallow magnitude 8.8 quake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula provoking warnings as far away as New Zealand and California

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says banning children from social media ‘not going to be easy’ as key questions unanswered

Onus on platforms to design simple solutions and there are ‘lots of ways’ tech firms could verify age of users, says communications minister

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