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Sixteen members of the National Socialist Network were arrested in Adelaide when they marched on Australia Day.

Musk’s X enables Australia’s neo-Nazis, warn Coalition and online watchdog

White supremacists and leaders of Australia’s National Socialist Network (NSN) were previously banned or censored on X before returning in the past year or so. 

  • Paul Sakkal

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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Texts, lies and videotape: Making sense of the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case

It’s the highest profile celebrity feud we’ve seen for years and – more than ever – it pays to be sceptical about what you hear.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Dr Lisa Portolan is the author of a new book, 10 Ways to Find Love.

The way we date has changed, but the fantasy of a ‘big love’ has not

Dating online is now the norm for many hopeful singles. So why do we still yearn for the offline meet-cute?

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Donald Trump had the most followed account on Facebook when he was barred.

Meta agrees to pay Trump $40 million to settle lawsuit

The payment will end the lawsuit Donald Trump filed against the social media giant in 2021 over the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

  • Mike Isaac and Maggie Haberman
A new regime is hoping to put Kooyong’s troubled past behind it.

Kooyong tennis club turns to ex-Bombers boss to steady the ship

Plus: Kylie serves to the Australian Open, Gladys is back, and TikTok doubles down on its Australian lobbying.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
The Queensland mother was charged earlier this month.

Influencer mum ‘hid girl under blanket to drug her unconscious’

The prosecutor told the court the woman had been charged with torturing her child through administration of non-prescribed medicines.

  • Cloe Read
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Banks have called out Facebook’s parent company, Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, for shunning its responsibility in fighting scams.

‘Enough is enough’: Banks ramp up attack on tech giants over scams

Australian banks have called out Meta for enabling scammers to use its social media platforms to lure victims and facilitate money laundering.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Elon Musk took to his own social media platform to express his wrath over with David Swan’s tech predictions for 2025.

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

  • David Swan
From Kendrick Lamar to Chappell Roan, the US’ Song of the Summer contest was heated this year. Will Australia’s summer bring something similar?

Why doesn’t Australia have a ‘Song of the Summer’?

Australians bopped along to sunny hits from Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan all winter. But do we have our own summer music tradition?

  • Nell Geraets
Donald Trump is planning on giving TikTok a temporary reprieve.

The dark truth about Trump’s bid to save TikTok

In his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order that defies a US law and encourages others to breach it.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/social-media-621