Schools urged to fight back against bickering, online harassment and toxic gossip in parents’ WhatsApp groups
Parents’ WhatsApp chat groups have become so “diabolically bad” for schools that experts are urging educators to fight back through the courts and the teachers’ union is calling for state government intervention.
- Nicole Precel
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‘Killer acquisitions’: Zuckerberg first witness in landmark US antitrust case
The billionaire owner of Meta said in federal court that his company’s social networks weren’t just about friends.
- Josh Sisco and Kurt Wagner
I didn’t expect my book to make money, but Meta has stolen my work
For most authors (myself included), writing a book is rarely profitable, which makes Meta’s alleged use of books to train their AI systems a tough read.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?
Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Digital transformation
The digital age is a pain in the digit – and my texting thumb is over it
So you’ve never had this condition, “texting thumb”? Keep scrolling – and scrolling – and you’ll get the feel of it.
- Cherie Gilmour
‘Holding us hostage’: WA authors’ horror as Meta uses their pirated work
Writers across Perth and Australia are reeling at stolen copies of their books being used without permission or compensation. But can they leave this toxic relationship?
- Emma Young
The woman who mistook a stranger for her dad, and made a film about it
Tracie Laymon ‘liked’ her estranged father on Facebook, and he liked her back. Except it wasn’t her dad. But relax: this story has a happy ending.
- Karl Quinn
- Opinion
- Social media
According to these influencers, people like me are the problem with Australia
I told myself these attitudes were outdated and were bound to become less common with each new generation. These videos show that clearly, I was wrong.
- Zoya Patel
How Meta tried to silence a tell-all book and failed
The social media giant has been growing increasingly intolerant of employee critics and leakers. But its attempts to stop the latest whistleblower are not working.
- Naomi Nix
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Activists are spending big on pro-nuclear ads, but it’s Dutton’s silence that has Labor’s attention
An analysis of Meta’s advertising library shows the Liberals last funded a push of its nuclear power policy back in November.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
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