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Seven breached children’s privacy in Seven News and Sunday Night broadcasts: ACMA

Hannah Blackiston

April 1, 2019 8:33

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (AMCA) has found Seven breached the Commercial Television Code of Practice in broadcasts on both Seven News and Sunday Night.

The episodes in question, which aired on 5 July and 5 August 2018 respectively, focused on alleged schoolyard bullying and showed mobile phone footage which invaded the privacy of several children, according to the ACMA investigation.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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