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Media Release: Amid Repro Uncensored and Dutch Queer Groups’ Landmark Legal Action Against Meta, Australian Organisations Warn Similar Cases Could Build Toward Future Legal Action

Posted on May 22, 2026 | in media releases

Brussels / Melbourne – May 2026

As Repro Uncensored and the coalition of Dutch queer organizations pursue landmark legal action against Meta over the mass removal of queer Instagram accounts in the Netherlands, Digital Rights Watch and Repro Uncensored are warning that similar legal and regulatory challenges could emerge in Australia, where the organizations estimate that dozens of accounts have been wrongly removed or restricted.

Media Release: Regulators must step in to protect patients from AI Scribes

Posted on May 18, 2026 | in media releases

A clinic in Melbourne refuses to treat patients who do not consent to their use of an AI scribe. This development is shocking but not unsurprising. AI scribes are popping-up all over our health system, promising productivity gains to clinics. But they come with significant risks: risks to patient privacy, risks to the quality of healthcare, and risks to doctors’ liability. It is entirely reasonable for a person to reject the use of AI scribes in the course of their healthcare.

Too Much Information: Dating Apps and AI

Posted on May 13, 2026 | in articles

Dating apps play a significant role in gender-based violence by providing perpetrators direct access to potential victims.

A closer look at dating app data practices shows that dating apps expose users to additional harms by monetising their personal data, a problem exacerbated by emerging AI tools.

Stop Tech Facilitated Gender Based Violence

Posted on May 11, 2026 | in campaigns

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) refers to acts of violence or abuse that are directed at a person or group based on their gender and committed, assisted, or amplified by digital technologies.

Digital Rights Watch is committed to combating TFGBV. Join our campaign for updates on our work and the latest TFGBV news.

State interference and censorship at RightsCon 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 | in articles

No-one should ever have to make a decision at 4:45am. But I picked up my phone and cancelled my taxi to the airport, just as it was pulling up outside.

Submission to the Standing Committee on Petitions Regarding the Inquiry into the Standing Orders Relating to Petitions

Posted on April 27, 2026 | in submissions

Digital Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to submit comments to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding the inquiry into the standing orders relating to petitions. Petitions are a key way for individual Australians to participate in democratic processes. It is essential that they remain accessible to all and do not pose a threat to the privacy of signatories.