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DIGI is a non-profit industry association that advocates for a thriving and innovative digital economy in Aus, where online safety and privacy are protected.
Overview
Location
Australia
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2015
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jun 28, 2023 | Gov could regulate responses to misinformation and disinformation | The government has released a draft bill suggesting that digital platforms' voluntary misinformation and disinformation codes should remain, but also that the communications watchdog should be able to deem them ineffective, register its own... |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Twitter defends its handling of disinformation in Australia | Twitter has outlined its processes for addressing disinformation and misinformation in Australia, but has stopped publishing granular data of the number of times it removed content or handed customer data to authorities. The platform defend... |
| May 26, 2023 | Gov-issued takedowns spiked after new eSafety laws came into force | A spike in the amount of online content Australian authorities removed last year coincided with the chief content moderator gaining new takedown powers. Google and TikTok reported a sizeable increase in content items and accounts removed in... |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Gov agencies get websites blocked without using s313 powers | Australian government agencies are making direct, "informal" approaches to internet providers and telcos to block access to websites, rather than continue to use a controversial power in the Telecommunications Act. The use of &quo... |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Human rights org pushes against self-regulation of disinformation | The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has said that the federal government should register its own mandatory codes for how digital platforms deal with disinformation and misinformation. HRLC senior lawyer Scott Cosgriff told iTnews that the vo... |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Australia's New Misinformation Code Excludes Some Messaging Apps, Including Whatsapp | Trisha Kae Andrada, Tech Times 08 January 2023, 12:01 pm Australia's media regulator has said that the country's amended misinformation code still does not go far enough to address widespread group messaging and calls, such as Whatsapp, for... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Platforms Are Testing Self-Regulation in New Zealand. It Needs a Lot of Work. | On July 25, New Zealand adopted a new industry-led mechanism designed to provide guidance for social media platforms to enhance safety and mitigate online harm: the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms. The code... |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Why it’s time for legislation to make Meta, Google and Twitter more accountable for the spread of misinformation | Source: AP/Eric Risberg. On May 30, Meta, Google and Twitter released their 2021 annual transparency reports, documenting their efforts to curb misinformation in Australia. Despite their name, however, the reports offer a narrow view of the... |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Sequoia leads $13m round of Australian instant grocery startup | EcommerceInvestmentsNewsStartups Kul Bhushan · 16 Dec 2021 · 1 min readSequoia leads $13m round of Australian instant grocery startup Voly, an instant online grocery startup based in Australia, has raised A$18 million (US$13 million) in a s... |
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FAQ about DIGI
When was DIGI founded?
DIGI was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about DIGI?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning DIGI, among them “Gov could regulate responses to misinformation and disinformation” (Jun 28, 2023) and “Twitter defends its handling of disinformation in Australia” (Jun 7, 2023).
Is DIGI still active?
Yes, DIGI is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 9, 2025.