Analysis
California bushfires
Disinformation reigns as bushfires devastate California
US authorities are struggling to counter misinformation at a time when miscalculations can have deadly consequences.
- by Bianca Hall
Latest
Tech giants claim banks should be on the hook for scam refunds
Tech giants and banks are at loggerheads over planned anti-scam laws, which could result in hefty fines for banks, mobile networks and social media firms.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Australia votes
Social media’s taken a giant leap to the right. Will it sway Australian voters?
If the move alters the campaign environment here, it’s likely to benefit Peter Dutton more than Anthony Albanese.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Social media
Meddling Musk should discover his limitations. He’s not the messiah
How can a multibillionaire be an “everyman”? Elon Musk can – but he should appreciate that this is his strength.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Freedom of speech
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.
- by Alexandra Senter
Australian on Meta’s ‘Supreme Court’ warns of tensions over fact-checking curb
Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the role of the recent US elections in his thinking, saying they “feel like a cultural tipping point”.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Opinion
Social media
Go ahead, ban kids from social media, but please outlaw these grown-ups too
Curtail under-16s, by all means, but let’s not forget the adult Insta-imbeciles, LinkedIn humble braggarts, Twitter twits and the rest.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Exclusive
Social media
Some Coalition MPs have cold feet on the social media ban. Dutton will stare them down
Doubts about Labor’s bill, which could be rammed through parliament this week, have expanded to include more mainstream Coalition MPs.
- by Paul Sakkal
No compromise: Labor targets Greens in election on up to 20 bills
Labor has pulled its misinformation crackdown and won’t put forward gambling reform this week but is pushing the Greens to accept its agenda on up to 20 other bills unchanged.
- by David Crowe
‘Museum of political disasters’: Truth bill dies as Greens join Coalition to block it
The Coalition called the misinformation bill an Orwellian ministry of truth, but the Greens said it was too compromised to stamp out dangerous lies and conspiracies.
- by Paul Sakkal
Chalmers challenges Musk complaints over social media ban
Billionaire Elon Musk doesn’t like the Albanese government’s proposed social media ban for children under 16.
- by Olivia Ireland
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/twitter-63f