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We're rooned': Data centres mark the death of capitalism, return to feudalism
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (196+ words) Crikey Congratulations! Your registration was successful. Welcome to our Community! We are sorry to see you go We would like to hear your feedback If you like this article, share it with your friends. We're rooned': Data centres mark the…...
Guess what enjoys ASIO's top 'Zone 3' protection? This massive data centre in a Melbourne suburb
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (153+ words) Mid-year sale: unlimited access for $4/month I went to visit "M3" last week, a 225-megawatt data centre spruiked as "a new digital gateway for Victoria". It's one of the biggest data centres in Australia and, as it happens, is just around…...
We need a moratorium on Australia's data centre development
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (182+ words) Mid-year sale: unlimited access for $4/month A recent report I led for Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for a nationwide moratorium on data centres. The tech industry won't produce enough renewable energy to match its new demand, and the prospect…...
Rita's date with Rita, scabby Sloane, and is this Tik Tok account a Labor psy-op?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (248+ words) Crikey Congratulations! Your registration was successful. Welcome to our Community! We are sorry to see you go We would like to hear your feedback If you like this article, share it with your friends. Rita's date with Rita, scabby Sloane,…...
The algorithm isn't a conspiracy: Epstein isn't the only one to game the internet
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Most teens on social media pre-ban are still on those platforms, new data suggests
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (163+ words) Get unlimited access to Crikey. Now 50% off. Three months into Australia's world-first teen social media ban, new data suggests that young Australians' use of social media has only dropped modestly. While Tik Tok, You Tube and Snapchat all saw a…...
Australia's data centre lobby stumbles in its dance to avoid real regulation
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) Get unlimited access to Crikey. Now 50% off. The newly-formed lobby group, Data Centres Australia (DCA), has been trying to get ahead of any backlash for a while now. Unlock this article with bonus extended access for all logged in readers....
Millions of teens off social media following ban, government claims
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Reddit says it's not a social media platform. Australia's High Court is unlikely to'agree
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (137+ words) Reddit is asking Australia's High Court to rule that it's not a social media platform and therefore should not have to comply with the'under-16s social media account ban. The US-based web forum's High Court case raises two issues. First, it…...
Reddit files High Court challenge to the teen social media ban
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (159+ words) Reddit has filed a High Court challenge to the teen social media ban, contending that the law is unconstitutional and that its platform has been wrongly included. Just a day before the teen social media ban deadline this week, Reddit…...