It’s been another big year in the Australian digital rights movement.
Today we’re launching our State of Digital Rights Report: a 2022 Retrospective. In it, we reflect on the key developments in digital rights in Australia over the course of the year and look ahead to what we expect for 2023.
The growing power of big tech platforms in the internet economy is hurting local industries and harming communities according to a new report from Digital Rights Watch.
Digital Rights Watch is calling on the government to tighten privacy laws in light of Amazon’s $2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) acquisition of iRobot, the manufacturer of the popular robot vacuum Roomba.
The Rebalancing The Internet Economy report investigated the impact that global digital platforms are having on local creative workers and industries.
NSW Police have imposed bail conditions on at least one Blockade Australia activist that would prohibit the use of encrypted communication apps such as WhatsApp and Signal. NSW police also imposed conditions forcing the activists to hand over any communications device to police and provide passcodes upon request.