Google told an Australian Senate hearing that age checks in the Digital Duty of Care bill could force it to block under-18s from Gmail.
A public hearing begins into the government's Digital Duty of Care bill; Australia defends its climate record at COP31 in Turkiye; McLaren's Lando Norris wins the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for a second year running.
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According to CBS News, a passenger overheard someone say “bomb” and “explosion” while waiting for a Frontier Airlines flight to depart at Ontario International Airport on Sunday night. Police detained the person who made the comments, who said he was talking about his Call of Duty gameplay on a FaceTime call with a friend. [Link: Plane evacuated at California airport after "Call of Duty" gameplay is mistaken for bomb threat, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/plane-evacuated-at-california-airport-after-call-of-duty-gameplay-is-mistaken-for-bomb-threat-police-say/ | CBS News]
Big tech firms have faced a Senate inquiry over the government's proposed digital duty of care laws, which would strengthen safety standards for social media platforms.
The government's proposed online safety bill has sparked free-speech and red-tape fears and calls for stronger child protections.
A Senate inquiry into Labor's Digital Duty of Care legalisation kicks off today and will hear from parents and experts. Follow live.
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AwareCA provides emergency maps and alerts like Watch Duty, but directly from public safety agencies. The LA Times reports the app addresses fire officials’ “uneasiness” with Watch Duty, with Cal Fire’s David Acuña saying, with AwareCA “you’re not relying on, ‘Well, what did I hear on that really static-y radio?’” [Link: Cal Fire has a new app. It looks a lot like Watch Duty | https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-10-30/why-cal-fire-made-watch-duty-competitor | Los Angeles Times]
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Real footage from a disaster that killed more than 150 people has been used in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The families of those killed are demanding the scenes be removed from the game. CNN’s Gage Goulding reports.
Bereaved families have urged the publisher of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to remove a clip from the game that shows a figure performing CPR and bodies lying in the street
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The new “Call of Duty” game imagines a North Korean invasion of South Korea, and it’s drawing mixed reactions in Seoul. While some players are calling it a must-play, others say the realistic scenario taps into genuine fears on the Korean Peninsula. CNN’s Gage Goulding reports.
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From parkour over Manhattan rooftops and car chases in Paris to the climactic battle at a North Korean air base, the developers have thrown absolutely everything at the game
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As video games chase spectacle, Modern Warfare 4 makes a case for putting character and consequence at the heart of its biggest battles