<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vpns-up-porn-websites-down-australia-brings-new-online-age-restrictions-2026-03-09/">VPNs have topped the charts</a> this week, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/09/vpn-downloads-australia-porn-sites-blocking-users">after major adult websites blocked Australian users</a>. Several of these most popular VPNs are free, but at what cost?</p><p>Plus, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8wvz427vo">fake videos of the war in Iran</a> have been circulating online. How do we tell <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/abc-verify-misinformation-iran-israel-war/106415388">what's real from what's not</a>?</p><p>Also, the <a href="https://www.apple.com/au/macbook-neo/?afid=p240%7Cgo~cmp-23622594125~adg-193763750813~ad-799066239102_kwd-2471344155315~dev-c~ext-~prd-~mca-~nt-search&amp;cid=wwa-au-kwgo-mac-noncore_macbookneo-macbookneo_general-macbookneo_hero_avail_031126-MacBookNeo-MacBookNeo-General-macbook+neo+colours">Macbook Neo</a>. It runs on an <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/apple-macbook-neo-budget-laptop.html">iPhone chip</a>, is remarkably cheap, and comes in a variety of colours. Has Apple become fun again?</p><p>-------</p><p>Benjamin Law's episode of Compass, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/religion/coming-up-compass-episode-title/106433038">Outsourcing Our Souls</a>, will be out on Sunday 15th of March.</p><p>-------</p><p>GUESTS:</p><p>Michael Cowling — Professor of Educational Technology at <a href="https://www.rmit.edu.au/profiles/c/michael-cowling">RMIT</a> and Director of the Hub for Apple Platform Innovation. AKA Professor Tech, and you can find his YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GOIfij-9wwwxktqE_8eUw">here</a>.</p><p>Tobias Venus — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tobiasgvenus/">technology and travel journalist</a>, and video producer at <a href="https://tobygv.tv/">tobygv.tv</a>. His YouTube channel is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@tobiasgvenus">here</a>.</p><p>This episode was produced on the lands of the Burramattagal people.</p>