What the Moltbook experiment is teaching us about AI
An experimental social media platform where only AI bots can post offers a concrete way to study model behaviour, coordination, and safety.
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Writing
Public writing, commentary, interviews, and podcasts from the group.
Submission to Parliament on Harmful Digital Communications
A parliamentary submission on harmful digital communications and platform governance, with Shaanan as primary author.
Collaborative Research, Not Competitive Research
A conversation about how the group reads papers, develops ideas, and writes stronger research.
Submission to Senate Inquiry: Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
A group submission on the proposed social-media minimum-age bill, bringing together security, privacy, and policy perspectives from across the group.
Banning kids from social media? There’s a better way
On age-gating, child safety, and why blunt social-media bans overestimate the technology available to enforce them.
We need to keep Big Tech in check
On platform regulation, scams, reviews, and the need for better-resourced oversight of digital gatekeepers.
Submission in Response to the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy Discussion Paper
A cross-group response on Australian cyber security strategy, covering regulation, incentives, and national capability.
Submission to Inform Government Response to Privacy Act Review Report
A group-authored submission on the Privacy Act review, addressing privacy protections, platform obligations, and implementation details.
The flawed algorithm at the heart of Robodebt
On automated decision-making, institutional accountability, and the risks of deploying weakly governed systems.
Medibank’s hack tells us privacy laws need to change
On the harms of data breaches and why privacy protections should better reflect the sensitivity of collected data.
Optus data breach: what can customers do and how can we create a safer data future?
A practical piece on the immediate consequences of the Optus breach and what a safer data regime would require.
The Optus Breach
A detailed, practical post on what was exposed in the Optus breach and what affected customers could do in response.