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Everything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?

The Guardian Australia - Australian Politics · 17 September 2026 at 1:00 am

Everything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?

The Albanese government is considering reforms that give US big tech unrestricted access to Australian content Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast AI companies could get unrestricted access to everything Australians create online by default under sweeping reforms being considered by the Albanese government.

Your posts and online presence are up for grabs and Labor is facing pressure from big tech to make that legal.

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Everything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?

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