Trevor Long

4 days ago | 9news.com.au | Trevor Long

Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has made several recommendations to the Minister for Communications, Anika Wells, regarding the draft rules that will guide the upcoming ban on social media for kids under 16. Those rules are required to be formalised ahead of the ban's introduction at the end of this year, primarily so that the platforms themselves can gear up for the changes, along with the parents and kids who will be impacted.

5 days ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

The exemption for YouTube from the Social Media Ban for kids under 16 has been called into question by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant in advice provided to the Minister responsible for the legislation. Commissioner Inman Grant’s advice on the draft rules that are required to be put in place alongside the already passed legislation covers 17 pages and includes five core options for the Minister to consider.

5 days ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

We’re flying as fast as time travels around the clock toward the ban on social media for kids under 16 and there are still a lot – a real lot – of unanswered questions. The most important one – will YouTube be included or excluded from the ban. In short, the draft plan has YouTube exempt because of it’s educational content. My own analysis of YouTube Shorts (what we should really be talking about) vs TikTok painted YouTube in a very poor light. And there’s plenty that agree.

6 days ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

Could the new management at BYD Australia bring the tiny Seagull to our shores? Could this be a sub $25,000 EV? Trevor and Stephen give it some thought, read more at CarExpertWould the lack of a five star ANCAP put you off or could you consider the details of the rating? A BYD Owner with plenty of K’s has concerns about his battery. And Paul is back with thoughts on the Ford F150 Thanks to NRMA Insurance and Uniden Dashcams, this is your EV Podcast

1 week ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

Meta has announced the next generation of their smart glasses in a new collaboration with Oakley to take their Sunglass based AI Voice and Camera technology to a whole new audience. This all comes about through Meta’s partnership with Luxottica, the company that owns both the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands. Ray Ban is known for style, with Oakley capturing a sport and culture market so this expansion takes the Meta glasses technology to an audience beyond the millions already sold.