Category: Communication

Regional media to receive $15m grant amid surging print costs

Regional and rural newspapers will be receiving $15 million in grants in light of rising print costs that have jeopardized the industry’s future. According to...

Meta takes action against Facebook and Instagram data scrapers

Meta has filed separate lawsuits against a company and an individual for scraping data from Facebook and Instagram. The first lawsuit is against Octopus, a...

Telstra blocks over 185 million malicious texts with new tech

Telstra reported that its new scam-blocking tech had thwarted over 185 million malicious messages three months after its launch in April. According to Telstra, the...

Microsoft and Qld Gov launch digital program for First Nations people

Microsoft and the Queensland Government have partnered together to launch the First Nations Digital Careers Program, bolstering the state’s digital workforce and indigenous employment. The...

Sarah Henderson: From cadet reporter to communications shadow minister

Previously, we got to know the newly sworn-in Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, her most notable works, and her plans for the office. This time, we...

NSW Telco Authority scours market for next public safety broadband phase

The NSW Telco Authority is evaluating the telecom industry to help implement the national mobile broadband network for emergency services. The new initiative, Public Safety...

SpinTel breaks fair advertising policies with misleading “unlimited” promo

Sydney-based telco SpinTel Pty Ltd has received a directive from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to comply with the Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP)...

TikTok records rise in removed sexual content and fake profiles

TikTok is taking down content more than ever, with sexualized content and fake accounts among the most often found violations. According to the platform’s community...

Optus implores ACCC to reject Telstra-TPG merger

Optus has called to block the proposed TPG-Telstra merger in a submission to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). According to Optus, the market<span...

ACMA calls for revision of broadcasting regulations

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is imploring broadcasters to revise their codes of conduct and create new regulations to suit online services like...

Pinterest names Google commerce exec as new CEO

Pinterest announced longtime CEO Ben Silbermann is stepping down, making way for Google commerce executive Bill Ready to take over. Before joining Google in 2020...

ACMA eyes SMS scams, misinformation in 2022-23 compliance priorities

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced its compliance priorities for 2022 to 2023, highlighting misinformation and scams as two of the seven priority...

Instagram is restricting abortion-related content – NBC

NBC reported Instagram is limiting what users may view after searches for two phrases and hashtags related to abortion had no new entries. According to...

Google launches special initiatives for Int’l Small Business Week

Google has introduced a couple of new SMB support tools and services in celebration of the International Small Business Week. In recognizing every business’s story,...

Australia pumps $480m into NBN Co’s network upgrade

The Australian government is providing $480 million to the publicly-owned corporation National Broadband Network (NBN Co) to upgrade its fixed wireless network. In March, the...

Snapchat: A platform that cares beyond social media

In its ongoing efforts to create technology that serves humanity, Snapchat continues to leave its mark as a platform that cares for the community. In...

ACMA cautions Symbio for underinvestigation of frauds

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned Symbio for underinvestigating possible phone frauds. The warning is the most recent in a string of...

Meta, Microsoft, and others converge for an ‘open metaverse’

Tech giants joined forces to form the “Metaverse Standards Forum,” to create the interoperability standards required for an open metaverse. The organization’s founding members are<span...

‘Communications fault’ stops V/Line train operations

A ‘communications fault’ cut off all early V/Line train services on Wednesday. On the morning of Wednesday, V/Line tweeted that “no train services are operating...

ACMA whacks Lycamobile with additional fine for disregarding obligations

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) lashed Lycamobile for the second time for its “ongoing disregard” of obligations stemming from previously identified public safety...