YouTube
Is it still goodwill if you’re filming? Kindness in the era of social media
Worthy deeds are performed for a vast digital audience. Philanthropy, or charity porn?
- by Katie Cunningham
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World Boxing
‘Elderly abuse’: Boxing fans boo Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson
Tyson landed just 18 of the 97 punches he threw, looking gassed after two rounds.
Pupil-free days help foster better outcomes
I really scratch my head at the attitude towards teachers that some parents display. They all want what is best for their child but they can’t seem to connect the dots between better-prepared quality teachers and better outcomes for all students.
YouTube on ban list as all states back teen social media crackdown
The agreement throws state support behind the federal government’s bid to impose the restrictions on social media platforms.
- by David Crowe
Six teams to save America: Sky News goes all out for MAGA fans
Sky News Australia has the largest presence of all Australian commercial media organisations in the US for the election, creating pro-Trump videos for an increasingly online US audience.
- by Calum Jaspan
The lush life of the crypto-bet billionaire who dodged an Estonian kidnap plot
Tim Heath is the little known billionaire who saw off a kidnapping attempt in Estonia, but to his mates in Australia the burly, punting-mad former Scotch student is warmly known as “Beef”.
- by Sarah Danckert
$10,000 for making one video? Maybe it’s time to switch careers
If you want to earn money, forget medicine, law and engineering – play Minecraft on YouTube, or post lifestyle TikToks to start raking in serious coin.
- by Kayla Olaya
How one man turned watching cat videos into a full-time job
Will Braden’s CatVideoFest may initially look like any standard YouTube cat compilation video, but it’s much more than that.
- by Nell Geraets
UK rapper spotted in Perth for first time since rape charges as brands distance themselves
The popular YouTuber is now stuck in WA as global brands distance themselves from the online personality.
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Social media
Meta is officially the global arbiter of ‘truth’ – yes, you should be afraid
Meta has now, in effect, become a gatekeeper of global discourse, a role it is neither suited to, nor was elected to fulfil.
- by Joan Westenberg
On the cusp of mainstream stardom, MrBeast is being sued
His move to Amazon’s streaming platform Prime Video was meant to be the biggest coup yet for the YouTube sensation, but it may prove his undoing.
- by Karl Quinn
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