AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPlatform Rules: Canberra introduced a Digital Duty of Care bill to regulate AI chatbots, including a proposed ban on bots simulating emotional intimacy with children. New figures suggest the under-16 social media ban cut children’s accounts by nearly 20%, but many remaining accounts lacked age checks. Treasurer Jim Chalmers also blamed social platforms’ business model for hate for fuelling political abuse. Media & IP: The ABC has told a far-right party to stop using Bluey in political cartoons, putting broadcasters’ rights in the spotlight. Agency Moves: WPP appointed Thinkerbell’s Felix Ettelson to lead creative craft in Australia, while Assembled Media won a portfolio-wide remit with Treasury Wine Estates. Audience & Content: Are Media outlined a luxury content strategy for 2027, and Nexxen says its TV intelligence campaign helped Snooze reach more than 767,000 incremental households. Marketing Strategy: Tourism Australia’s CMO says marketing alone won’t deliver the country’s 2035 tourism goal.
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