⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-59/ 1️⃣ Claims that if Australia allows AI training it could constitute ‘acquisition of property without just terms’ and open the Government to Constitutional challenges. #WTFnow #AI #copyright

WTF now?! #59 – Thursday 29 October–Wednesday 4 November 2026

Constitutional concerns add to Australia's copyright and AI debate and more than 50 amicus briefs were filed in In re: OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation.

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Heading to Kamberri Canberra today for the Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) National Conference. I'll be joining Terri Janke to talk about the Wikimedia Australia Indigenous content guide. #Museums #Galleries #GLAM #AMaGA #TerriJanke #IndigenousKnowledge @wmau.bsky.social

The collaboration we never knew we needed but now desperately must have! www.lego.com/en-us/aboutu... #DaftPunk #LEGO #HumanAfterAll Image: © LEGO

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-57/ 1️⃣ Meta is limiting links on Facebook to two monthly to prompt Meta One subscriptions. This forces creators and arts brands to pay or pivot. #WTFnow #SocialMedia #Facebook #TwoLinkLImit #Meta #MetaOne

WTF now?! #57 – Thursday 15–Wednesday 21 October 2026

Meta wants you to pay for links and AI isn't just impacting indivdiuals' thinking, it's affecting 'thinking together'.

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An update to my earlier post about the two link limit on Facebook: it turns out to remove the limit you need a Meta One Advanced or higher subscription. Essentials doesn't change it (even though the notice Page managers get dis not make that clear). #Meta #MetaOne #Facebook #Instagram #BigTech

I really want to see NGO boards pushing back on this and taking the time to really look at their comms strategies. Maybe time to consider aligning your comms channels with your values and mission.

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For the first time I have witness the two link per month limit on a client's Facebook Page. The impact of this on nonprofits will be significant. When fully implemented every arts and cultural nonprofit will have to pay A$17.99 a month for Meta One. #Meta #MetaOne #Facebook #Instagram

For the first time I have witness the two link per month limit on a client's Facebook Page. The impact of this on nonprofits will be significant. When fully implemented every arts and cultural nonprofit will have to pay A$17.99 a month for Meta One. #Meta #MetaOne #Facebook #Instagram

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-56/ 1️⃣ The Joint Select Committee on AI has sent early advice to the PM urging comprehensive safeguards, sovereign capabilities, a copyright fix for AI training and AI standards. #WTFnow #AI #copyright

WTF now?! #56 – Thursday 8–Wednesday 14 October 2026

The Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence has sent advice to the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touching on copyright, data centres, standards, safety, literacy and more.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-55/ 1️⃣ Screenrights heads to the Copyright Tribunal to determine equitable remuneration for schools use of broadcast content after negotiations reached ‘an impasse’. #WTFnow #copyright #StatutoryLicence

WTF now?! #55 – Thursday 1–Wednesday 7 October 2026

Screenrights seeks a determination on statutory licence fees and Wikimedia says AI agents have been editing wiki projects and pushing up bandwidth costs.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-54/ 1️⃣ An OpenAI agent accessed Medicare statistics in June prompting a rapid review and push ahead with the government plan to introduce AI safety standards. #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #agenticAI #AIstandards

WTF now?! #54 – Thursday 24–Wednesday 30 September 2026

The challenge of AI agents can't be charmed away and Meta challenges the 'pervert glasses' moniker with new camera-free smart glasses.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-53/ 1️⃣ Sony and Universal are suing Suno over their new AI models while Universal and Warner push to get a music union lawsuit over AI licensing dismissed. #WTFnow #AI #music #RecordLabels #copyright

WTF now?! #53 – Thursday 17–Wednesday 23 September 2026

Music and AI deals are under scrutiny, music tech is behind Apple Music's London venue and UK startup Unit1 and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger is going ahead.

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When your website analytics is a warning sign!

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-52/ 1️⃣ Leaked government proposals for AI training on copyright material in Australia have resparked the copyright and AI debate. #WTFnow #AI #copyright

WTF now?! #52 – Thursday 10–Wednesday 16 September 2026

The government’s copyright and AI proposals, AI leaders call for an AI development pause and AI music platforms go legit.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: 1️⃣ Consultation on Australia's digital duty of care is open. It will force platforms to ensure a safe online environment and introduce algorithm opt-outs. ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-51/ #WTFNow #OnlineSafety #DigitalDutyOfCare

Digital duty of care, copyright and AI and Trump propaganda games – WTF now?! #51

Australia’s digital duty of care bill and the Trump administration wades in on a copyright and AI case and releases propaganda games.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-50/ 1️⃣ Powerhouse Museum's CEO has stood down just 10 weeks before Powerhouse Paramatta opens. #WTFnow #PowerhouseMuseum

WTF now?! #50 – Thursday 27 August–Wednesday 2 September 2026

More controversey at Powerhouse Museum with its CEO standing down, trust in AI is behind increasing AI backlash, the Australian Government proposes huge privacy reforms and Meta settled its child safe...

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Trent and I were on a road trip today and saw this emu in a paddock between Texas and Inglewood. It is always so amazing to see them in the wild!

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-49/ 1️⃣ AI-generated tracks are not eligible for the ARIA Charts or the ARIA Awards from next week. #WTFnow #AI #AIandMusic #ARIA #ARIAcharts #ARIAawards

WTF now?! #49 – Thursday 20–Wednesday 26 August 2026

Social media and AI regulation are intensifying through child protection court cases, government debates on national data centre standards and new AI and music rules from ARIA.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-48/ 1️⃣ Screen Australia has released Screen Currency 2026, 5 reports looking at the audiences, the industry and the economy of our screen industry. #WTFnow #Screen #VideoGames #ScreenAustralia #ArtsResearch

WTF now?! #48 – Thursday 13–Wednesday 19 August 2026

Significant new screen research out, ChatGPT for Teens is a sign of the times and Spotify adds playlist annotations and AI persona labels.

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Partner Projects 2026-27 is open! Funding of up to $10,000 for Australian organisations and individuals working on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons and more. EOIs close 14 September. wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Partner...

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-47/ 1️⃣ An Australian’s AI agent exploited an online booking software bypass scheduling restrictions and remove someone from a waitlist to move its owner up the list. #WTFnow #AI #AIagents #CyberSecurity

WTF now?! #47 – Thursday 6–Wednesday 12 August 2026

Some guy's AI agent exploited software to jump a gym class waitlist and Cloudflare thinks non-human traffic will be 1,000 times more in 5 years.

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Giving a guest lecture for the Design Capstone class at University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs campus today.

It's an early start today. Heading to Naarm Melbourne for a workshop at Melbourne Law School on AI, creativity and cultural goods run by the ARC Centre for Automated Decision-Making & Society.

42. That's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything isn't it? This should be an interesting circuit around the sun!

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-45/ 1️⃣ NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang used his first post on X to share an open letter calling for the protection of open source AI, especially in relation to cyber security. #WTFnow #AI #OpenSource #OpenSourceAI

WTF now?! #45 – Thursday 23–Wednesday 29 July 2026

I am enroute back to Brisbane from Paris where I was attending Wikimania 2026. It was a huge week immersed in all things Wiki, so the newsletter is a little shorter this issue. The two big things cov...

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-44/ 1️⃣ Wikimedia Australia and Terri Janke and Company have released an Indigenous Content Guide for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia platforms. #WTFnow #WikimediaAustralia #CultureStrong #Wikipedia

WTF now?! #44 – Thursday 16–Wednesday 22 July 2026

An Indigenous Content guide for Wikipedia, Anthropic's AI and copyright settlement is approved and more AI developments.

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A three hour layover in Singapore.

Today I'm heading to Paris to participate in Wikimania Paris, the international Wikimedia conference. #CultureStrong #Wikimania #Wikipedia #WikimediaCommons #WikiData

Today I'm heading to Paris to participate in Wikimania Paris, the international Wikimedia conference. #CultureStrong #Wikimania #Wikipedia #WikimediaCommons #WikiData

Today Wikimedia Australia released two really important documents: the Wikimedia Australia Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and Indigenous Data Sovereignty Guide. #Wikipedia #Wikidata #WikimediaCommons #WikimediaMovement @wmau.bsky.social @wikipedia.org @wikimediafoundation.org

Announcing the Wikimedia Australia Indigenous Content Guide

An Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) Guide for the Wikimedia platforms released.

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⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week: ➡️ Read the full round-up online: elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-43/ 1️⃣ Anthony Albanese has drawn a line under the ‘will they won't they’ speculation a text and data mining exception might happen. He also outlined Australia’s response to AI. #WTFnow #AI #copyright

WTF now?! #43 – Thursday 9–Wednesday 15 July 2026

Albanese had outlined Australia’s response to AI, two initiatives for creators fight back against AI and the Jayson Gillham–MSO unfair dismissal case has ended.

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