Pheobe’s mum hits back at cruel claims
The mother of Pheobe Bishop, who police allege was murdered, has spoken out after being accused of exploiting her daughter’s name.
Erin Patterson accepts her beef Wellington contained death cap mushrooms
Patterson has for the first time publicly accepted that the lunch she cooked, and which killed three people, must have contained the poisonous mushrooms.
‘Morons’: Group chat pile-on targets Patterson ex, in-laws
Online friends of Erin Patterson said they hoped her estranged husband would ‘pay up soon’ and called him and his parents ‘morons’, according to group chat messages extracted as part of the mushroom chef’s murder trial.
‘Corruption’: Alleged Bieber poser’s rant
A former law lecturer accused of posing as pop icon Justin Bieber to solicit explicit images from kids has gone on a tangent during a court appearance.
‘Corruption’: Alleged Bieber poser’s rant
A former law lecturer accused of posing as pop icon Justin Bieber to solicit explicit images from kids has gone on a tangent during a court appearance.
Expletive-laden messages in mushroom trial
Facebook messages, images and online searches were uncovered on devices taken from alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s home, her trial has been told.
Mushroom cook phone chat said family a ‘lost cause’
An explicit Facebook chat extracted from the mobile phone of Erin Patterson referred to her parents-in-law as a ‘lost cause’ and her estranged husband a ‘deadbeat’, the court has heard.
‘Sick of this’: Messages aired in mushroom trial
Messages to a Facebook group found on a phone seized at Erin Patterson’s home have been aired in her triple-murder trial.
Facebook messages call husband ‘deadbeat’ and his parents ‘a lost cause’
Messages extracted from Erin Patterson’s mobile phone show Facebook user Erin ErinErin appeared to become frustrated with her in-laws involvement in her relationship with their son.
‘Scary’ find in rental advertisement
A landlord has been slammed for a bizarre list of instructions for renters – and it also drew attention to one other “extremely concerning” feature.
Meta battles scam ‘epidemic’ as criminals flood social media sites
Fake puppies and phony offers of mouthwatering bargains are often seeded by overseas crime networks; employees say company is reluctant to slow its advertising juggernaut.
Meta ‘ignores’ start-up that protects kids online
Meta and other social media giants have snubbed an Australian start-up that has developed a tool to block online abuse in less than a second.
Dutton’s woeful social media election campaign exposed
Did the Liberal Party think hiring the same digital agency that helped propel Scott Morrison to his ‘miracle’ election win would work similar magic?
Marketers need to lead the charge to prioritise Australian media
Australian brands and media properties face intense scrutiny for aligning with negative parties, yet Facebook and TikTok are free to receive the majority of media budgets. Tumbleturn’s Jen Davidson argues its up to marketers to change things.
‘Very controlling’: murder accused told online friends about bitter marriage
Three online friends Erin Patterson met through a true crime Facebook group gave evidence that she thought her estranged husband was ‘demanding’ and at times put his church before their family.
Meta’s ‘digital companions’ talk sex with users — even children
Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can quickly turn explicit.
‘Hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin’s message
Erin Patterson was ‘excited’ to show her online friends a photo of a food dehydrator she purchased, and told them her husband was ‘controlling’ and put the church above their family.
Eight years ago I caught Facebook in a bare-faced lie about kids. Look at the damage since
Inside the global scoop, Facebook’s astonishing attempt to kill the story and why it is still reverberating all these years on.
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.
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