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OTT Releases this Week: Explore top OTT releases this week from Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Napoleon and more. (Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix) Gadgets 

New Releases on OTT Platforms: Watch Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Napoleon, and other shows online this week

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New content is set to hit popular OTT platforms this week, including Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema, Zee5, Netflix, Prime Video, and more. With a diverse range of movies and web series in various genres and languages, viewers can look forward to a binge-worthy experience. For those seeking quality additions to their watchlist, we have curated a list of upcoming releases on different OTT platforms. Here’s a look at upcoming releases on leading OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Hotstar and more: 1. Anyone But You – February 27 (Amazon Prime…

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eSafety Commissioner has fined X for non-disclosure on child abuse content and issued a warning to Google. (Pexels) News 

X Fined Heavily by Australia for Failing to Report Child Abuse Content

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The Australian eSafety Commissioner has taken a major step towards combating online child sexual exploitation by imposing a penalty on X, a well-known microblogging platform supported by Elon Musk. X has been instructed to pay a fine of $610,500 AUD (approximately $384,000 USD) for its failure to furnish crucial details concerning the identification, elimination, and prevention of child sexual abuse content. Furthermore, Google has received an official caution from authorities for a comparable lack of disclosure. A call to responsibility in the digital age Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner, has…

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The demand comes as Australia approaches a referendum this year on whether to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution News 

Australia Warns Twitter of Potential Heavy Fines for Failing to Tackle Online Hate

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On Thursday, an Australian cyber regulator requested that Twitter clarify its approach to dealing with online hate, as it has become the most frequently reported platform in the country since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on approximately 62,000 accounts. The demand comes on the heels of a campaign by the eSafety Commissioner to make the website more accountable after Musk, one of the world’s richest people, bought it for $44 billion in October and promised to restore his commitment to free speech. The regulator has already asked Twitter to…

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Australia is planning to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deep fakes and realistic looking but false content, amid concerns the technology could be misused. AI 

Australia plans to regulate AI, considering banning deepfake content for abuse

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Australia announced on Thursday that it plans to regulate artificial intelligence, including possible bans on fake products and factual but false content, because the technology can be misused. The move followed a meeting of AI leaders earlier this week in which they highlighted the “extinction risk posed by fakery” and urged policymakers to equate it to the risks posed by pandemics and nuclear war. “Society is clearly concerned about technology getting ahead of itself,” Industry and Science Minister Ed Heusk told ABC Television. A report released Thursday by Australia’s National…

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China said Australia's "discriminatory" ban on TikTok from all federal governmentowned devices harmed the interests of Australian businesses and the public, urging Canberra to treat all firms fairly, a commerce ministry statement said on Friday. News 

China urges Australia to treat all companies, including TikTok, fairly

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China said Australia’s “discriminatory” ban on TikTok from all federally-owned devices harmed the interests of Australian businesses and the public and called on Canberra to treat all companies fairly, the trade department said in a statement on Friday. “Australia treated TikTok differently from other social media platforms and introduced discriminatory restrictive measures that are not conducive to maintaining Australia’s national security,” the statement said. China also urged Australia to create a favorable environment for bilateral economic and trade cooperation. While there is a nationwide ban in the US, Chinese short-form…

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An Australian mayor may sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's false claims, marking first defamation case against the popular generative AI, ChatGPT. News 

Australian mayor threatens to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT ‘false claims’: Report

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A regional Australian mayor has threatened to sue OpenAI, the creative company behind the hugely popular ChatGPT, if it fails to correct false allegations of generative artificial intelligence for bribery that has him in jail. This potential lawsuit – if it moves forward – would mark the first defamation case against OpenAI. Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire in November last year, has expressed concern about his reputation after ChatGPT falsely suggested he was involved in a foreign bribery scandal, according to a recent report by Reuters.…

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed to a government-wide ban on the use of TikTok after the completion of a review by the Home Affairs department News 

Australia bans TikTok on government devices after security review

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Australia will announce a ban on TikTok on government phones this week after other countries banned the Chinese video app over security concerns, Australian newspapers reported late Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed to a government-wide ban on TikTok following an investigation by the Home Office, an Australian newspaper reported. The state of Victoria is also banning a short video app from government phones, The Age newspaper reported, citing a state government official as saying that Victoria would follow the federal government’s guidelines. The US, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium…

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