Social media
‘I show up as myself’: Morgan Riddle is more than a tennis influencer
There’s more to Riddle than her persona in the tennis world. She’s unapologetically herself – a lover of nice clothes, travelling, and making videos. She’s unapologetically herself – a lover of nice clothes, travelling, and making videos.
- by Gemma Grant
Latest
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
Analysis
UK politics
How Elon Musk put a decades-old UK sex abuse scandal back on agenda
In a series of vitriolic posts, the tech mogul has falsely accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Labour MPs of enabling Britain’s grooming gangs, a decade-old scandal involving a series of child sex abuse cases.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Elon Musk
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
Biden labels end of Facebook fact-checking ‘anti-American’
The US president also insisted he could have beaten Donald Trump during a wide-ranging press conference just days before he leaves office.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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
Opinion
Opinion
Zuckerberg has turbo-boosted enshittification, and we’re all going to pay
When I first joined social media, my feed was filled with what my friends were up to. Now, Facebook has been taken over by unhinged suggested posts from groups I have no interest in.
- by Sophie Boyd
US Supreme Court takes up TikTok ban: What you need to know
The US government wants TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. The video-sharing platform, fearing being shut down in the US, has embarked on a legal challenge against the law.
- by Ann E. Marimow and Cristiano Lima-Strong
‘Modern-day talkback radio’: the Liberals’ video deluge is part of a plan
From day-in-the-life videos to cocktail-making clips, the Liberal Party has a strategy to capitalise on social media’s dominant format.
- by Olivia Ireland
LA on fire: Hollywood stars in shock as their homes burn
Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Adam Brody are among the celebrities directly affected by the fires, and dozens of shows have halted production.
- by Brittany Busch and Kayla Olaya
‘Account hacked’: Carlton president deactivates social media account after lewd image posted
Luke Sayers says he has become the AFL’s latest social media hacking victim, after a lewd image appeared on his personal X account.
- by Marc McGowan
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