A silent ban: rehab ads blocked by Google
Private drug and alcohol rehab centres in Australia are becoming harder to find online after Google…
New Zealand to make platforms to pay for news content
New Zealand is looking to introduce a bill where Google and Facebook would pay media outlets…
Hey Google, Is That a Fact?
What happens when you ask Google to tell you the truth? Featured: Associate Professor Heather Ford:…
Google wins High Court defamation case
This week, the High Court has ruled Google is not a publisher of the websites it…
Artificial Intelligence Chat-bots Might Be Self-Aware: Is Dystopia tha...
Putting the Deus back in Ex Machina. The ethics of advancement in AI programming has been…
Big Tech and the Future of Democracy
Technology platforms have become ubiquitous in our lives, effectively public utilities despite being run by private…
Beware personalisation – it’s out to steal your privacy
So many apps want to hear about you, your friends, your interests - in the name…
No Shame
This week on Across The Park, the Prime Minister meets the Queen, Mick's internet search history,…
Google and Ethical AI
Why has Google fired members of its ethical AI team? How pervasive are problematic algorithms in…
Tech Monopoly Regulation
The recent release of a Joint Statement on Merger Control Enforcement by competition regulators from Australia,…
Australian News Zucked From Facebook
Facebook has made good on its threat to block news content on its platform, effective immediately,…
Alternatives to Google Search
The Google search engine is one of the most useful and reliable tools online whether it…