Meta preys on vulnerable teens
Objections to Australia’s social media ban for young teens have no credibility.
‘Kicking kids when they’re down’: Meta preys on insecure teens
The owner of Facebook and Instagram is allegedly targeting vulnerable teenagers with a barrage of advertisements based on their emotional state, igniting harm, a US Senate inquiry hears.
Self-loving teal’s posts come back to bite him
A teal candidate’s official Facebook page contains historical references to the would-be MP regarding masturbation at work and on a plane.
Billionaire’s election plea: ‘Force Meta to operate from Australia’
Andrew Forrest says whoever wins the election must force Meta to run its Australian operations via a local entity to stop it bypassing local laws and facilitating organised crime.
‘Benji says I am 80 per cent easier to live with since I started OCD therapy’
The footballer’s wife turned spiritual guru, Zoe Marshall reveals the crippling details of her disorder, how she can now kiss her kids on the lips, her ‘love’ for a controversial herbalist, and why the Marshalls sleep in different rooms.
Australia should hold its nerve against Facebook despite tariff threat
Papua New Guinea has banned Facebook and Australia should make a similar move and grant regulators more power to rein in the tech behemoth, former competition tsar Rod Sims says.
US judge demands Meta explain 230,000 scams featuring Forrest
Meta has disclosed the number of scam advertisements featuring Andrew Forrest, during a hearing in a California court as part of his lawsuit against the tech titan.
Zuckerberg ‘a Chinese appeaser’
Facebook considered granting Beijing access to users’ data in order to gain a foothold in the Chinese market, a whistleblower has claimed.
Gwilt, Bruton, Lai: Power bolter joins select group of footy recruits
There are few footballers who go from local footy direct to the AFL. MATT TURNER looks back on the players who have followed the same path as Port Adelaide’s new SSP signing Josh Lai.
Insane reason for sign outside Aussie home
More than 100 strangers have shown up at a couple’s front door, forcing the residents to erect a sign turning them away, after a shocking scam.
Female executive accuses ‘toxic’ Meta of ‘silencing women’
A former executive of Meta Platforms has accused the Facebook and Instagram owner of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace for women.
More pain to come after Noni B, Millers close
Retailers are being buffeted by a weak economy and also online marketplaces like Facebook, so March looms as decision-making time for lenders to financially struggling chains.
Woman’s Facebook post before attack: cops
A woman allegedly made a request on Facebook before carrying out an anti-Semitic attack in an affluent Sydney suburb, according to police.
Warning as scammers use fake AusPost link
A fresh warning has been released about an online scam where fraudsters use fake Australia Post links to defraud sellers on Facebook Marketplace.
Angry Liberals cry foul over mother and son Facebook act
Every mother wants the best for her son but a senior Liberal has been accused of betraying the party to give her pride and joy a leg-up in politics.
Harry and Meghan criticise Meta for ending fact checks
The statement comes days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were accused of being ‘disaster tourists’ during the Los Angeles wildfires.
Meta’s big update on Aussie election
The social media giant’s update comes a week after it said it was ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram.
Meta rebuffs banks’ call for help on scam pages
The Australian Banking Association has called for changes to mooted anti-scam laws, singling out social media platforms for failing to stop criminal operators.
‘Very dangerous’: Warning on Meta move
Meta’s move to scrap fact-checking from its Facebook and Instagram platforms is triggering alarm bells in Canberra.
Rowland slams Meta, backs news outlets
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the need for trusted information has ‘never been more important’, after Meta axed independent fact-checking.
‘Welcome to the party’: X boss cheers Meta’s end to fact-checking
The CEO of Elon Musk’s X says ‘legacy’ news media has become ‘almost a fan service’ as she welcomes Meta’s decision to call time on fact-checking.
‘Free speech’: Meta ends fact-checking on Facebook, Insta
Mark Zuckerberg’s pivot comes as he looks to align himself with the incoming Trump administration, and after the President-elect’s ally Dana White was named a director of the Meta board.
Facebook posts mysteriously disappear
Tech behemoth Meta says a technical error caused mental health support posts from Australian LGBTQIA+ groups to be pulled offline.
‘Ambiguity’: Courier backs drug testing but calls for greater clarity
Former Australian Open champion Jim Courier has backed drug testing in tennis but has called on the game’s officials to communicate better in the wake of criticism from Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic.
Social media companies have no ‘moral lens’: Dutton
Peter Dutton has used his apperance on a popular podcast to say that tech giants, like Facebook, ‘gave us the middle finger’ when the former government sought to curb child exploitation material.
Barefoot Investor: ‘How I took on the fake Scott Pape scammers’
Barefoot Investor tried to uncover Facebook’s fake Scott Pape scammers but it all descended into chaos with his wife away, the kids sick and German backpackers running his farm.
Meta agrees to huge payout for Aussies
Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay out a whopping sum to Australians who were impacted by a major privacy scandal.
ASX 200 lifts; PEXA gains; Data#3 falls
Data#3 down after flagging Microsoft hit. PEXA soars on change of guard. BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto pick site for smelting pilot plant. House prices to stall next year: HSBC. Meta settles Aus privacy breach case.
Tech giants must pay for content
News coverage, debate and information have rarely mattered more, and tech giants are not entitled to gouge content produced professionally, often at a high cost, by media companies.
Australia’s huge tax threat to Meta over news
The belligerent owner of Facebook and Instagram could be slapped with huge tax charges if it walks away from paying news publishers.
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