Big Tech

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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