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Australia’s social media ban has an enforcement problem

New powers will help eSafety investigate whether platforms are enforcing the under-16 social media restrictions, but early evidence suggests the...

09.09.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Daniel Angus

Australia’s social media ban has an enforcement problem. These new laws aim to fix it

The government is returning to some unfinished business: strengthening its social media age restrictions.

07.09.2026 30

The Conversation

Daniel Angus

Big Tech knows what its algorithms are doing. Australia should too

Australia’s public sphere is increasingly shaped by privately controlled algorithms, yet researchers and regulators still lack the independent...

04.09.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Daniel Angus

Australians could soon be able to choose what appears in their social media feed. How would this work?

People should have meaningful choices about the systems organising their attention.

01.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Daniel Angus

Online ads are becoming harder to spot – but we’re not powerless to stop it

Increasingly, digital advertising is designed to dissolve into the flow of the content you consume online.

03.06.2026 30

The Conversation

Daniel Angus

‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work

Email is as much about performing competence as actually communicating information. What happens if humans leave the system?

01.05.2026 40

The Conversation

Daniel Angus

What our under-16s social media ban really means

09.12.2025 30

The New Daily

Daniel Angus

Australia’s social media age ban is days away. Here is what it really means

08.12.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Daniel Angus

Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here’s what kids can do right now to prepare

Download your data, make plans to stay connected to friends, and decide where you’re going next.

21.11.2025 40

The Conversation

Daniel Angus