AGP Executive Report
Last update: 33 minutes agoOnline Safety & AI Regulation: PM Anthony Albanese met Apple boss Tim Cook in California, pushing big-tech support for Australia’s child online safety laws and a new “duty of care” approach plus AI rules, while Cook backed “strong and intuitive controls.” Platform Fraud & Music: A test showed scammers can use AI-generated songs and cover art to slip fake tracks onto real artists’ Spotify/Apple Music pages via digital distributors, with royalties flowing to fraudsters. Social Media Backlash in Sport Marketing: Sydney Sweeney’s naked sports-betting ad for Novig sparked a backlash from female athletes, who used the controversy to argue women’s sport is being framed the wrong way. Media & Public Policy Spillover: The week also highlighted the broader push for under-16 social media limits and algorithm controls, with Albanese linking Australia’s stance to international “protocols” on AI. Local Community & Lifestyle: A Gold Coast party boat crash injured six people after hitting a pylon, while Cottesloe council reversed a plan to remove iconic Norfolk Island pines after a major community backlash.
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