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Mark Zuckerberg announced his decision this week to get rid of Meta’s professional fact-checkers,

Don’t blame Zuckerberg: The truth about humans is we can’t handle the truth

The Meta boss tied his axing of fact-checkers to the “cultural tipping point” of Trump winning back the presidency. Let’s hope he doesn’t tip the digital age into a dark age.

  • Alexandra Senter

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TikTok is challenging the Biden administration legislation in the US Supreme Court.

US Supreme Court takes up TikTok ban: What you need to know

The US government wants TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. The video-sharing platform, fearing being shut down in the US, has embarked on a legal challenge against the law.

  • Ann E. Marimow and Cristiano Lima-Strong
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‘Modern-day talkback radio’: the Liberals’ video deluge is part of a plan

From day-in-the-life videos to cocktail-making clips, the Liberal Party has a strategy to capitalise on social media’s dominant format.

  • Olivia Ireland
Barriers to the culinary arts should be removed so younger generations can enjoy cooking.

Social media chefs are putting kids off cooking, says nutrition expert

The warning comes amid a boom for food influencers, who are serving up what some have branded “food porn” on television, Instagram and TikTok.

  • Craig Simpson
Governments around the world have raised concerns about TikTok’s alleged data harvesting.

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban after meeting CEO

The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office.

  • Haleluya Hadero and Michelle L. Price
At the end of the day, it’s up to parents to enforce rules around social media and devices.

Stop blaming social media and take the phone off your kids

If your teenager is raging out of control because you haven’t enforced strong enough boundaries around devices, maybe it’s time to stop blaming social media and look in the mirror.

  • Nicole Jameson
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Albania to shut TikTok ‘down for everyone’ for one year after killing of teenager

Local media had reported that the fatal incident followed arguments between the two boys on social media. Videos emerged on TikTok of minors supporting the killing.

  • Reuters
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is attempting to bring Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to heel.

Social media gorged itself on a free lunch of news. The buffet could be over

The Albanese government will levy social media companies that don’t pay up. It’s trying to succeed where Canada failed.

  • James Massola
Anthony Albanese’s government will charge social media companies for operating in Australia, with the money used to fund traditional media companies.

Pay up by January 1 or face huge penalties, government tells Zuckerberg

Labor plans to legislate a yearly charge in the tens of millions of dollars on big social media platforms to fund journalism.

  • Paul Sakkal and Calum Jaspan
Albanese attempts to bring Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to heel.

To bring Facebook into line, the government’s going nuclear

The Albanese government is raising the stakes in its attempt to push tech giants to pay Australian media companies for content.

  • Elizabeth Knight

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/tiktok-1nmx