Internet

Social Media

‘Narcissistic’: MPs hit out at Musk

Tech giants have been urged to do more to remove violent content off their platforms in the fallout of two horrific stabbing incidents.

Social Media

Musk blasts church video take-down

Elon Musk has blasted the online watchdog over claims an order to remove content related to the Sydney church stabbing was ‘unlawful and dangerous’.

Internet

‘Extremely disruptive’: 28 Google staff fired

Google has fired an “extremely disruptive” group of staff after they took over the tech company’s offices for 10 hours.

UpdatedBanking

Warning to online banking customers

An online banking customer has urged others to update their passwords after they couldn’t access their account.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Elite school staffer assaulted in jail: court

A former elite girls school IT worker has had a ‘traumatic’ month since being jailed for possessing child abuse material of girls as young as 10, a court has heard.

Social Media

Whistleblower’s call on Meta’s news ban

A Facebook whistleblower says Australia should force Meta to the negotiating table amid ongoing uncertainty about the future of news online.

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NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Bold claim about influencer who raped 14yo

A social media influencer who raped a 14-year-old boy twice in one night has ‘no sexual interest in children’, an expert concluded.

Internet

Major change to internet for millions

With Australians using more data than ever before across multiple devices, millions are now eligible for faster, more reliable internet.

UpdatedInternet

Outage hits Telstra, thousands affected

A major outage rippled across Australia in the afternoon, with the country’s largest telco scrambling to deliver a fix.

Social Media

Calls for Australia to crackdown on TikTok

The TikTok app, and its 8.5 million Australian users, face an uncertain outlook with growing concerns by governments over its safety.

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QLD Courts & Law

Outrage over predator’s ‘horrifying’ sentence

A leading advocacy group has called for action on the “horrifying” sentence given to a pedophile who tried to groom a mum and her two underage kids.

UPDATEDFood

Macca’s returns after nationwide outage

An IT outage at McDonald’s stores swept across the globe last night, leaving thousands hungry and disappointed .

Social Media

Wild plan to send young crims to remote camps

Misbehaving youths could be sent out to remote camps to do manual labour under a bold proposal to curb youth crime.

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UpdatedSocial Media

Facebook snub to hurt all Australia: MP

The decision to walk away from local publishers would have ramifications for the entire community, Communications Minister Michele Rowland said.

Hacking

Rise in scammers attacking one group

One group of Australians has become the target of social media scammers fleecing tens of millions of dollars every year.

Royals

‘Unfortunate’: Albo breaks silence on Kate drama

Anthony Albanese has weighed in on the photoshop fail drama that has gripped the world in recent days.

Business Technology

Bombshell as Optus network boss quits

One of Optus’ senior figures has dropped a bombshell four months after a widespread outage at the telco giant disrupted the lives of millions and shattered the company’s reputation.

NT

‘Appalling’: Minister lashed for racist posts

The Northern Territory’s Police Minister has apologised for sharing racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic content on social media.

Media

Australia’s $1.5bn trump card in Meta fight

The parent company behind Facebook could face a mammoth fine if found to have breached a major agreement with news publishers.

Internet

Huge change for influencer hot spot

A new service has been installed at a picturesque location hidden in a national park, after it became an influencer content hot spot.

UPDATEDTechnology

‘A threat’: Meta blasted for news deal cut

The government has vowed to take swift action after Facebook owner Meta announced it no longer intends to pay for local news.

Internet

Wild map leaves Aussies raging

A huge chunk of Telstra’s mobile phone customers have been left with no access to data amid troubles with the telco’s 4G network.

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Tours

Strange item Swifties are begging for

It’s the collectors item you probably wouldn’t think twice about but some Swifties are begging people to send it to them.

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EXCLUSIVEInternet

Ex-school worker’s whinge after child porn find

A former IT worker at an elite Sydney girls’ school who kept child abuse material on his work computer has made a bizarre complaint to the court.

Internet

Elite school worker’s sick dark web search

A former IT worker at a Sydney girls’ school used the dark web to find child abuse material by searching the term ‘teen jailbait’, a court has heard.

Social Media

Reason for Facebook’s ‘chirping’ noise

Facebook users who thought they were losing the plot over an annoying sound while scrolling the app have been delivered an explanation.

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UpdatedSocial Media

Doxxing crackdown imminent: Albo

The Prime Minister has weighed in after hundreds of Jewish Australians were doxxed, signalling new laws will be enacted.

Internet

Russia move sends US state into free fall

A US state is being hyped up by Russian interference and is threatening “a war” over a Mexican “invasion”.

Internet

Huge change to Google Australia

The way everyone uses Google is going to change – and the benefits Google claims it will have are remarkable.

Internet

Vodafone sorry for service outage

Vodafone has apologised after customers in Australia were left without reception because of a “brief technical issue”.

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