The Weekly Cybers #124: Australia's eSafety powers expand, ACCC sues Amazon, and Trump's crypto windfall
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The Weekly Cybers #124 is a newsletter-style update covering technology policy developments in Australia. Key topics include the introduction of the Online Safety Amendment Bill 2026, which expands the eSafety Commissioner's powers to enforce social media age restrictions, the ACCC taking Amazon to court over Prime Video advertisements, and Trump making US$1.4 billion from crypto. The edition also touches on other tech policy news.
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bskyThe Weekly Cybers #124: Australia's eSafety powers expand, ACCC sues Amazon, and Trump's crypto windfallbuttondown.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe government introduced the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026.
The bill significantly expands the eSafety Commissioner's information-gathering powers.
It would give them the power to 'compel the production of information or documents from any person'
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