Vic woman attacked, killed in Georgia
The murder of a Melbourne English teacher outside Tbilisi was partially captured in a phone call to a friend.
Social media a ‘safe space for racists’
Report slams social media giants, reveals 90 per cent of anti-Semitic Facebook and Twitter posts stay online despite being reported.
Facebook eyes a future beyond social media
Advertising has made the social network into a trillion-dollar company. Can new ventures take it further?
PM’s pointed vaccine advice
The PM has said it is ‘entirely possible’ to hit Australia’s new vaccination target by Christmas, but issued a piece of advice to those on the fence.
Tech giants’ blitz on Covid untruths
Tech giants including Facebook and Google have removed hundreds of thousands of posts spreading misinformation about Covid-19.
Facebook’s big admission
Facebook has conceded it did not act fast enough to stamp out foreign interference on its platform during the 2016 US election.
Big tech opts for mandatory jabs
Google and Facebook will mandate its staff to be vaccinated, a trend that may spread across the corporate world.
Facebook doubles profit but sees cooling growth
Facebook has posted sharp growth in revenue and profit, fuelled by robust digital ad spending, as it continues to face scrutiny.
Facebook confirms ‘Instagram for Kids’
The tech giant says it will develop the app in consultation with child safety experts, as it unveiled a suite of new safety features.
Facebook preaches to converted
Subscription models are said to have been offered by the social media giant along with advertising breaks in livestreamed services.
Sovereign citizen’s violent posts revealed
The government has attempted to place a supervision order on a sovereign citizen who had previously called for police to be hanged.
Facebook algorithms promote COVID misinformation
A new study has found that Facebook not only contains a mountain of anti-vaxx sites, the social network’s algorithms are enticing users to them.
Biden unfriends Facebook over vaccine misinformation
President Biden turns confrontational after months of mounting frustration over the social-media giant’s handling of anti-vax posts.
Suppression plans straight from CCP play book
Why the West junked all its pre-2020 pandemic planning remains the most concerning and unanswered question of our time.
Markets ignoring big economic risks: Douglass
The Magellan boss outlines rising risks building into global markets as he explains why the $114bn fund still likes Facebook, Alphabet and Microsoft.
Netflix hits ‘play’ on video game plans
The streaming giant has hired a former EA executive in a bid to beat the Xbox and Playstation at their own game.
Police in stampede to exit racist page
Queensland police officers have been deleting posts and leaving a private Facebook group under investigation over alleged sexist, homophobic and racist content.
‘Horrible, harmful’: Police FB group lashed
A ‘thorough investigation’ was launched after it was revealed a police Facebook page is littered with sexist, homophobic and racist content.
Seven boss says sorry for racial post
James Warburton says a 7 News Facebook post pointing out the ethnicity of three English players in the Euro final was a ‘terrible mistake’.
Legal fight over alleged botched boob job
Comments made on Facebook about an alleged botched boob job has prompted a leading plastic surgeon to take one of their clients to court.
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