Big Tech

Judith Neilson at the White Rabbit Gallery, Chippendale. New exhibition all Chinese contemporary art. Picture's Darren Leigh Roberts

‘Journalism needs our help’

Billionaire Judith Neilson wants tax and charity reforms to make it easier for philanthropists to support quality journalism.

Lilly Vitorovich

Wall Street Journal

FILE- In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. In his first State of the State address, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state's consumers should get a piece of the billions of dollars that technology companies make off the personal data they collect. California-based Facebook and Google aren't commenting on the idea. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Apps send sensitive data to Facebook

Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps, which then send that information to Facebook.

SAM SCHECHNER and MARK SECADA

Wall Street Journal

Generic photo of a small child being vaccinated with a needle. Vaccination / vaccine / baby Picture: iStock

Big tech takes on anti-vaxxers

Pinterest has stopped showing results on vaccine-related searches as it looks to censor unsubstantiated health claims.

Robert McMillan and Daniela Hernandez

Technology

Google’s ‘fake news’ warning

Google has hit back at ACCC plans for an algorithm regulator, declaring it could lead to manipulation and more fake news.

DAVID SWAN

The World

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 23, 2018 Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Elysee presidential palace, in Paris, following a meeting with French President on the day of the

UK slaps ‘digital gangster’ Facebook

Facebook executives have been vilified as “digital gangsters’’, in a damning report tabled in Westminster.

Jacquelin Magnay

Wall Street Journal

British report slams Facebook

Facebook has been slammed in a UK parliamentary committee report, accused of knowingly violating privacy and anticompetition laws.

Stephen Fidler and Georgia Wells

Media

Free TV CEO Bridget Fair in Crown St, Surry Hills.(THE AUSTRALIAN/Simon Bullard)

Tax breaks to support news call

Free TV Australia has called for news production tax breaks and other regulatory measures to clamp down on tech giants, Google and Facebook.

LILLY VITOROVICH

Life

Antibes, France - February 21, 2018: User deletes Facebook app from iPhone. The social media platform faces increased scrutiny around personal data privacy and its handing of fake news and extremist content.

What if Facebook never saw the sun?

Users of the social media platform over-estimate how much they value it.

The Economist

Technology

Skype’s sneaky contact harvest

A feature in Skype is encouraging users to access the private contacts of other Skype users.

Chris Griffith

National Affairs

Crackdown on offensive content

Tech giants would be required to ‘invest heavily’ in efforts to remove harmful posts, under a draft online safety charter.

RICK MORTON

The Weekend Australian Magazine

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Public defriender

He was an early tech investor and Mark Zuckerberg’s mentor. Now Roger McNamee is warning the world about the evils of Facebook.

Ben Hoyle

The Deal

DEAL-20190215 DEAL 15 FEB 2019Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs after testifying before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. The New York Times says Facebook has acknowledged it shared user data with several Chinese handset manufacturers, including Huawei, a company flagged by U.S. intelligence officials as a national security threat. The report says Facebook said Tuesday, June 5, the handset makers including Huawei, Lenovo, Oppo and TCL were among 60 it had shared data with as early as 2007. Facebook told the newspaper it planned to wind down the Huawei deal this week. Pic : AP

The People v. Tech

In 2018, the world started pushing back against the tech giants. Here’s a look at the challenges they will face this year.

David Swan

Digital

Free TV Australia has today announced Ms Bridget Fair as its Chief Executive Officer.

Tighter rein on Google, Facebook

A report commissioned by the British government has joined growing calls for the regulation of Google and Facebook news.

Lilly Vitorovich

UK media reformThe Times

An arrangement of British daily newspapers are photographed as an illustration in London on June 9, 2017 showing front page stories about the exit poll results of the snap general election. British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on June 9 after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. The pound fell sharply amid fears the Conservative leader will be unable to form a government and could even be forced out of office after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two terror attacks. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL SORABJI

‘Hold tech giants to account’

A “news quality” regulator should hold online platforms such as Facebook to account for spreading misinformation, urges a British government-commissioned report.

Matthew Moore

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