Australia’s Standards and World-first Industry Codes Australia’s Online Safety Act was commenced on January 23, 2022, providing for the online industry to develop codes to regulate “class 1” and “class 2” illegal and restricted online material, and for Australia’s online safety watchdog, eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) to register the codes upon meeting the statutory requirements. Since […]
Asia Pacific Policy Observatory Report – December 2023: A Fight for Online Safety and Digital Rights: An Overview of Recent Policy Developments in Australia, Nepal, and Myanmar
Authors: Jenna Manhau Fung, Kenneth Leung, Ankita Rathi, Jasmine Ko, and Harisa Shahid Executive Summary In today’s digital age, everyone is deeply concerned about online safety and security. It is crucial for all of us to carefully examine how policies and regulations are shaping the landscape of online safety in our region. Building upon the […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #5: Policy Recap 2023 (Sunday, December 31, 2023)
Welcome to the fifth edition of NetMission news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. In this article, we dig into three of the most important digital governance developments of 2023. A rough but wide political agreement on artificial intelligence Last […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #4: Tech Monopoly Power (Monday, December 18, 2023)
Welcome to another edition of NetMission news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. In this article, we will explore some recent developments in search engine and digital advertising markets across the globe. Meta’s behavioral advertising banned In Europe Meta’s Facebook […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #3: Cross-Border Privacy Rules: from APEC to the Global Forum (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)
Welcome to the third issue of NetMission’s news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. This edition sheds light upon the data privacy governance system developed by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and its advancements. Accounting for more than 60% […]