{
  "id": 14287260,
  "title": "Morning Mail: AFL tells Sportsbet to ditch AI players; Anne Aly reveals death threats; and Musk’s electoral play",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/morning-mail-afl-tells-sportsbet-to-ditch-ai-players-anne-aly-reveals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T20:06:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/14/morning-mail-wednesday-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Australian Football League (AFL) has instructed its commercial partner, Sportsbet, to cease using AI-generated images and memes of players in its promotional materials without the players' consent. Furthermore, Australian politician Anne Aly has disclosed that she has received 19 death threats in just one week, describing the remarks as \"racist\" and \"misogynistic.\" Separately, Elon Musk has contributed $366 million to right-wing political campaigns during the current U.S. election cycle. In cricket, Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood delivered a stellar performance as he took six wickets for 49 runs in the first Test against South Africa, contributing significantly to Australia's emphatic 214-run victory. Additionally, wildlife experts are grappling with a massive crisis as flying fox populations in New South Wales and Victoria face starvation due to habitat loss and a harsh winter, with many adults and pups in critical condition. Lastly, recent research indicates that sexual assaults against Australian children have surged sharply since the onset of the pandemic, with a 15.7% increase in attacks on boys, prompting concern among authorities.",
  "summary": "Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Morning everyone. Our exclusive lead story reveals how the AFL has told its commercial partner, Sportsbet, to stop promoting its products with AI-generated images and memes of players without their consent. Elsewhere, the small business minister, Anne Aly,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}