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.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
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- 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.
- Sean Kelly
- 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.
- Alexandra Senter
- Opinion
- Social media
In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.
- David Swan
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”.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Investigations
Broke, desperate jobseekers are falling for ‘gold mine’ employment scams in droves
Fraudsters stole the name and branding of an international digital marketing firm to offer people bogus jobs via WhatsApp – and then fleeced them of their money.
- Aisha Dow
- Opinion
- Social media
Stop blaming social media and take the phone off your kids
If your teenager is raging out of control because you haven’t enforced strong enough boundaries around devices, maybe it’s time to stop blaming social media and look in the mirror.
- Nicole Jameson
Australian Facebook users to share $50m payment after privacy scandal
Meta has agreed to a record settlement with Australia’s information commissioner, ending years of legal proceedings over Facebook’s infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal.
- David Swan
Tech whistleblowers urged to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing
Despite high-profile cases such as WiseTech and Grok Academy, Australia has yet to experience the “whistleblowing wave” sweeping through Silicon Valley and Europe.
- David Swan
- Analysis
- Social media
Social media gorged itself on a free lunch of news. The buffet could be over
The Albanese government will levy social media companies that don’t pay up. It’s trying to succeed where Canada failed.
- James Massola
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