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Seven, Nine in hot water with media watchdog over gambling ads
Media 2022-10-21 4:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Seven and Nine breached industry rules by showing gambling ads during their coverage of the Olympics and the NRL grand final last year.

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Red Telecom hit with $450,000 penalty for failing to pay customers
Telecommunications 2022-07-13 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered a defunct telecommunications company to pay $450,000 in penalties for flouting orders requiring it to pay out over $63,000 to its customers.

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Noni B owner must fork over docs over potential Spam Act violations
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-05-16 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mosaic Brands has lost its appeal of a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over alleged violations of the Spam Act.Ā 

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Tech companies to be held accountable for disinformation under new laws
Media 2022-03-21 10:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Tech companies will be held responsible for harmful disinformation and misinformation on their platforms under new laws that will be introduced in the second half of the year.

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ACMA slaps Telstra with $2.5M fine over privacy breaches
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2021-12-16 4:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has hit Telstra with a record $2.53 million penalty for listing individuals phone numbers in public directories against their wishes.

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Noni B owner appeals ruling ordering it to hand over docs to ACMA
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2021-07-19 1:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mosaic Brands has appealed a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from theĀ Australian Communications and Media Authority over its potential violations of the Spam Act.

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Telstra to refund customers $25M over NBN speed claims
Telecommunications 2021-07-07 6:49 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Telecommunications giant Telstra will provide $25 million in refunds to almost 50,000 customers after failing to inform them the speeds they were promised could not be obtained on the NBN.

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Noni B owner must hand over docs sought by ACMA in Spam Act investigation
Justice Anna Katzmann 2021-06-21 1:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered Noni B owner Mosaic Brands to comply with a request for documents issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to potential violations of the Spam Act.

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Telstra fined $1.5M for dropping number porting during first COVID-19 wave
Telecommunications 2021-05-04 12:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million fine from the the Australian Communications and Media Authority for dropping its number porting service during the first COVID-19 wave last year, leaving 42,000 customers unable to transfer their numbers away from or to new providers.

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Kogan fined $310,800 for violating spam laws
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2021-01-20 9:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Online retailer Kogan has been fined $310,800 for sending marketing emails to more than 42 million consumers without an easy way to unsubscribe, in violation of spam laws.

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