Racist police group exposed
A private Facebook group of Queensland police officers, purportedly filled with racist, homophobic and sexist posts, is under internal investigation.
Tech media deals worth $500m
The signed content-sharing arrangements between the nation’s major media outlets and tech giants Google and Facebook are worth a total of about $500m.
Dodgy Android apps steal passwords
Ten dodgy Android apps downloaded millions of times have been caught out stealing users’ Facebook passwords.
Facebook, Twitter threaten to quit Hong Kong
The tech companies warn proposed new data laws could put local staff at risk of criminal charges.
Big Tech threatens to quit Hong Kong
Industry group representing companies says proposed anti-doxing rules could put staff based locally at risk of criminal charges.
The secret life of Asian teens growing up
When eight Melbourne high schoolers formed a Facebook group one afternoon, they had no idea it would soon become one of Australia’s most influential on social media.
Will there be cake?
Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and what a celebration that was – minus balloons.
Chilling post before tragic murder-suicide
A man who stabbed his wife to death and critically injured his daughter before taking his own life shared disturbing posts online before the tragedy.
Facebook in win against antitrust action
A US judge dismissed government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook before the cases barely got off the ground.
No cigars as Hockey, Cormann reunite
Former treasurer Joe Hockey and OECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann have reunited in Paris, seven years after their famous pre-budget cigars at Parliament House.
Congress ramps up antitrust battle with big tech
Tech companies to take the battle over the proposed new regulations and oversight to the House floor and Senate.
BuzzFeed eyes growth via SPAC listing
Company hopes scale will make it easier to compete for ad dollars with Google, Facebook and Amazon.
Huni’s Olympic dream is over
An emotional Facebook post confirmed shattering news for heavyweight boxing champ Justis Huni a month out from the Tokyo Olympics.
Big tech firms should start to worry
Lina Khan’s appointment shows that taking on tech has become a rare bipartisan concern in Washington, and that the White House supports a more activist enforcement agenda.
Man’s ‘accidental’ massacre video download
A man charged with possessing extremist material has claimed he ‘accidentally’ downloaded the video from Facebook.Man’s ‘accidental’ extremist download
Texts expose killer’s sick deception
A man has been jailed for the murder of his 26-year-old girlfriend, as her family shared their memories of the kind-hearted woman.
CFMEU’s ‘shaming’ of worker slammed
Judge finds CFMEU used a Facebook post to humiliate a crane operator who refused to join in its industrial action.
Apple to go harder on privacy updates
Apple has upped the ante against Facebook by announcing expanded privacy features at its annual developers’ conference.
Facebook playing with fire
When Facebook’s vice-president insists social media firms can’t police themselves he invites autocrats to do just that.
Crime kingpin became police tool
Fugitive Hakan Ayik, dubbed the ‘Facebook gangster’, was a pioneer of encrypted phones in Australia. Now he’s helped expose his global criminal network.
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