Right-wing media platform temporarily switched off by Facebook
The right-wing media start-up account, which was offline for more than a day, was reinstated on Thursday, with Facebook owner Meta saying it was deactivated as an error.
- Calum Jaspan
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On TikTok, there’s only one winner from Trump’s tariff death spiral with China
First came the AI-generated videos depicting Americans working in sweatshops. Since then, it’s been open slather, gifting Beijing a PR win.
- Lisa Visentin
Apple and Meta hit with €700 million fines in Europe under new digital rules
European Union watchdogs just fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros in a move that could inflame trade tensions with the US.
- Kelvin Chan
‘Diabolically bad’: When parents’ school WhatsApp groups turn toxic
Gossip and bullying pile-ons are turning parents’ WhatsApp groups into a battleground, and schools are being urged to fight back.
- Nicole Precel
‘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
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