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Elon Musk is mad he’s been ordered to remove Sydney church stabbing videos from X. He’d be more furious if he saw our other laws

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has ordered social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) to remove graphic videos of the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Sydney last week from the site.

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  • Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has ordered social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) to remove graphic videos of the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Sydney last week from the site.
  • In response to this order, X’s owner, Elon Musk, has branded the commissioner the “Australian censorship commissar”.
  • Read more:
    Why is the Sydney church stabbing an act of terrorism, but the Bondi tragedy isn't?

Prompt political fallout

  • Labor minister Tanya Plibersek referred to Musk as an “egotistical billionaire”.
  • Of course such damning remarks directed towards a much-maligned website and its equally controversial owner are to be expected.

What do federal laws say?

  • The power she exercised under part nine of that act was to issue a “removal notice”.
  • The removal notice requires a social media platform to take down material that would be refused classification under the Classification Act.
  • While it’s these laws being applied in the case against X, there are other laws that can come into play.
  • It is a variation of this bill, reflecting the substantial range of views on the draft, that now has bipartisan support.

What else could be done?


Perhaps the gruesome images in the Wakeley videos might remind some of the Christchurch massacre. In that attack, Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone (now part of TPG), cut access to sites such as 4Chan, which were disseminating video of the attack. This was without any prompting from either the eSafety Commissioner or from law enforcement agencies.

  • She would need to be satisfied the material depicts abhorrent violent conduct and be satisfied the availability of the material online is likely to cause significant harm to the Australian community.
  • This means the commissioner could give a blocking notice to telcos which would have to block X for as long as the abhorrent material is available on the X platform.
  • This would be a breach of the terrorism prohibitions under the federal Criminal Code.


Rob Nicholls receives funding from the Australian Research Council for the International Digital Policy Observatory.

Nowcasting consumer price inflation using high-frequency scanner data: evidence from Germany

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    China’s Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services: A Comparison Between the Final and Draft Versions of the Text

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    Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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    Authors: Yirong Sun and Jingxian Zeng Edited by Josh Lee Kok Thong (FPF) and Sakshi Shivhare (FPF) The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Yirong Sun, research fellow at the New York University School of Law Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies at NYU School of Law: Global Law & Tech [?]

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    Authors: Yirong Sun and Jingxian Zeng Edited by Josh Lee Kok Thong (FPF) and Sakshi Shivhare (FPF) The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Yirong Sun, research fellow at the New York University School of Law Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies at NYU School of Law: Global Law & Tech [?]

    Monetary asmmetries without (and with) price stickiness

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      Many suicides are related to gambling. How can we tackle this problem?

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      Whether you’re watching TV, attending a footy game, or eating a meal at your local pub, gambling is hard to escape. Although the rise of gambling is not unique to Australia, it has become normalised as a part of Australian culture. While for some, gambling might be a source of entertainment, for others, it can lead to significant harms.Gambling and mental illnessIn many cases, harms associated with gambling lead to poor mental health.

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      Whether you’re watching TV, attending a footy game, or eating a meal at your local pub, gambling is hard to escape. Although the rise of gambling is not unique to Australia, it has become normalised as a part of Australian culture. While for some, gambling might be a source of entertainment, for others, it can lead to significant harms.

      Gambling and mental illness

      • In many cases, harms associated with gambling lead to poor mental health.
      • But people experiencing mental illness are also at greater risk of experiencing gambling problems.
      • A person might not have a diagnosable gambling disorder, however they still may face problems in their life as a result of gambling.

      Gambling and suicide

      • Research from different countries has shown that among people receiving treatment for problem gambling, between 22% and 81% have thought about suicide, and 7% to 30% have made an attempt.
      • Some 44% of Australian veterans experiencing gambling problems have thought about suicide, while almost 20% have made a suicide plan or attempt.
      • Gambling-related suicides were more likely to affect males (83%) compared to total suicide deaths in Victoria over the same period (75%).
      • This is because, unlike for drugs and alcohol, at present there’s no systematic way gambling is captured as a contributing factor in suicide deaths.

      Gambling is inherently risky

      • Evidence shows pokies alone are responsible for more than half of all gambling problems in Australia.
      • Casino table games are equally risky, but in the general population they contribute much less to problem gambling because fewer people play them.

      What can we do?

      • She suggested health professionals could make it part of their routine practice to ask simple questions like “in the past 12 months, have you ever felt that you had a problem with gambling?”.
      • Or, “has anyone commented that you might have a problem with gambling?”.
      • In June 2023, a cross-party committee presented a report with 31 recommendations to reduce harms from online gambling in Australia.
      • Read more:
        Celebrities, influencers, loopholes: online gambling advertising faces an uncertain future in Australia

      Advice for people who gamble

      • For people who do choose to gamble, it’s important to be aware of the risks.
      • If you choose to gamble, set limits on the amount of money you’re willing to loose, or the amount of time you will spend gambling.


      gamble no more than 2% of your take-home pay
      gamble no more than once a week
      take part in no more than two different types of gambling.
      If you notice you’re thinking about gambling more and more, or that it’s causing problems in any part of your life, seeking help early is key. Speak to your GP about how you can get some extra support, or visit Gambling Help Online. If this article has raised issues for you, or if you’re concerned about someone you know, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
      Anastasia Hronis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

      Online schooling is not just for lockdowns. Could it work for your child?

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      Thursday, April 18, 2024
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      During COVID almost all Australian students and their families experienced online learning. But while schools have long since gone back to in-person teaching, online learning has not gone away. What are online schools doing now? What does the research say? And how do you know if they might be a good fit for your child? Online learning in AustraliaWhile learning in COVID lockdowns was extremely tough, it also showed schools, students and parents the potential benefits of online learning for a wider range of students.

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      During COVID almost all Australian students and their families experienced online learning. But while schools have long since gone back to in-person teaching, online learning has not gone away. What are online schools doing now? What does the research say? And how do you know if they might be a good fit for your child?

      Online learning in Australia

      • While learning in COVID lockdowns was extremely tough, it also showed schools, students and parents the potential benefits of online learning for a wider range of students.
      • This can include greater accessibility (learning from any location) and flexibility (personalised, self-paced learning).
      • This has prompted an expansion of online learning options in Australia.

      Primary and high school options

      • For example, Monash University has a free virtual school with revision sessions for Year 12 students.
      • Read more:
        Australia has a new online-only private school: what are the options if the mainstream system doesn't suit your child?

      What about academic outcomes?

      • Research on the academic outcomes of distance education students is inconclusive.
      • A 2017 study of primary and high school students in Ohio found reduced academic progress in reading, maths, history and science.
      • Another 2017 US study also found online students had lower graduation rates than their in-person peers.

      What about wellbeing?

      • This includes access to specialists such as psychologists, nurses and social workers.
      • Some research has noted concerns about online student engagement, social isolation, sense of belonging and social and emotional development.

      Is online learning a good fit for your child?

      • However, if certain subjects are unavailable, or health, elite sport and distance to school make in-person learning difficult, learning online could be a viable option to consider.
      • Because online learning tends to be a mix of live lessons and self-paced learning, online students need to be independent, motivated and organised to succeed.


      Brendon Hyndman is Senior Manager - Research, Innovation and Impact with Brisbane Catholic Education. Vaughan Cruickshank does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

      Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral from Using or Disclosing Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes, and Require it to Pay $7 Million

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      The order must be approved by the court before it can go into effect.

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      • The order must be approved by the court before it can go into effect.
      • “As the Commission’s complaint lays out, Cerebral violated its customers’ privacy by revealing their most sensitive mental health conditions across the Internet and in the mail,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan.
      • “To address this betrayal, the Commission is ordering a first-of-its-kind prohibition that bans Cerebral from using any health information for most advertising purposes."
      • Cerebral provides online mental health and related services on a negative option basis, which means consumers are automatically charged unless they cancel those services.
      • Despite promising that consumers could “cancel anytime,” Cerebral required its clients to navigate a complex, multi-step, and often multi-day process to cancel.
      • The complaint alleges that the company continued to charge consumers while it slow-walked consumers’ cancellation requests, which cost consumers millions in additional charges.
      • The proposed order, which must be approved by a federal court before it can go into effect, only applies to Cerebral.
      • The Commission voted 3-0 to refer the complaint against Cerebral and Robertson and a stipulated final order with Cerebral to the Department of Justice for filing.
      • The DOJ filed the complaint and stipulated order in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

      EQS-News: CEWE is planning further turnover and earnings growth in 2024

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      The targets for 2023 have thus clearly been achieved: CEWE had planned Group turnover in the range of 720 to 780 million euros and EBIT of up to 82 million euros for 2023.

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      • The targets for 2023 have thus clearly been achieved: CEWE had planned Group turnover in the range of 720 to 780 million euros and EBIT of up to 82 million euros for 2023.
      • CEWE is also planning further growth for the 2024 financial year: Group turnover is expected to reach a value in the range of 770 to 820 million euros in 2024, while Group EBIT is expected to be in the corridor of 77 to 87 million euros.
      • Turnover in the core business segment of Photofinishing rose significantly by 42.7 million euros or +6.9% to 658.8 million euros in 2023 (photofinishing turnover in 2022: 616.1 million euros).
      • Group turnover is expected to be in the range of EUR 770 million to EUR 820 million in 2024.

      Jeton Ranks #75 on the Financial Times List of Europe's 1,000 Fastest-Growing Companies

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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      The FT 1000 acknowledges companies from 31 European countries that have experienced the highest revenue growth.

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      • The FT 1000 acknowledges companies from 31 European countries that have experienced the highest revenue growth.
      • Global payment provider Jeton found its place among the top 1000 largest growing companies in Europe, ranked by Financial Times (FT) and compiled in collaboration with data provider Statista.
      • It placed #75 on the FT1000 list, showing some of Europe's rapidly expanding businesses, many of which are now global industry leaders.
      • This recognition comes after years of diligent work and expansion for Jeton, which has grown significantly since its establishment in 2018.