Senior White House officials were wrong to share details of highly sensitive military operations via the signal app, but an academic says there’s a lot to like about Signal’s security features.

With a general election looming across the Tasman, Australia revealed its federal Budget this week, signalling a return to fiscal deficits and little in the way of new funding for tech and digital economy-related initiatives.

YouTube is probably the best of the digital platforms to emerge during the Web 2.0 era. It certainly has the most utility in terms of education and entertainment and has fewer insidious elements than the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

We’re still bullish on the fediverse, and on Bluesky, if it manages to become a truly federated platform. But democratized tech doesn’t guarantee democratic outcomes.

While federal efforts on issues like Section 230 reform and children’s online protection may advance, federal-level AI regulation and data privacy laws could potentially slow down due to the administration’s deregulatory stance.

ITP members had a lively debate on whether Aotearoa should follow in Australia’s footsteps and ban social media for under 16’s. So many pros and cons.