How Facebook’s move in Australia will impact its bottom line
Investors will be watching the US market when it opens to see what financial fallout, if any, comes from the social media giant’s decision.
A breathtaking, dangerous act of corporate arrogance
That Facebook would wilfully purge its networks of facts, in the middle of a global pandemic, is a stunning breach of faith.
Facebook ‘not the place for credible news’
The Communications Minister says Facebook’s move to block news shows it’s true priorities.
Delete the app: ex-Facebook boss
A former Facebook CEO says the Australian news ban represents an act of war and is a move Mark Zuckerberg may regret.
Facebook vs Apple gets personal
Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are at odds over privacy, power and duelling visions. Their rivalry is increasingly personal — and public.
Microsoft ready to step up on search
Microsoft has committed to step up investment in Australia to transform its search engine, Bing, into a fit-for-purpose service for small businesses across Australia.
Trapped in a Google vortex
Google’s threat to block its search engine in Australia reminds us how increasingly powerful and assertive big tech is.
ASX closes down to end positive week
ASX closes lower, while Lynas jumps on a US deal and retail sales worse than expected.
Don’t fall for magicians’ tricks
Free speech and social media bans are a misdirection. Let’s talk about how the Right in the US veered so close to fascism.
Sick of big tech? There are alternatives
Amid a growing backlash against the tech giants, alternative social media platforms are making waves and users are flocking to them.
Funds on notice as ASIC eyes problems
ASIC will target the superannuation sector this year as part of its attempt to get better consumer returns from business behaving better.
‘Buy or bury’: Facebook facing up to one big split
The epic lawsuit against the social media giant starts innocently enough but quickly bares its sharpened fangs.
![*PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE* Mark Zuckerberg flaps his arms as he Hydrofoils in Hawaii. The 36-year-old Facebook founder and billionaire has been seen a number of times on his $12,000 Efoil board, which allows users to glide above the water. This is the first time he's been seen wearing a helmet - so it appears he's improving and going faster. He has also toned down the amount of sunscreen he wears on his face after pictures of him with a white 'clown' face went viral. Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla own an enormous amount of land on Hawaii. He reportedly paid $100 million for multiple properties along the North Shore of Kaua'i back in 2014, and another $45 million for additional property in 2017. 06 Dec 2020 Pictured: Mark Zuckerberg. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA719633_014.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/385d8a04cd3669115a5a3a1ca96bf938?width=650)
Facebook maintains news blackout threat
If the media bargaining code becomes law, Facebook will stop allowing publishers and users to share news.
Voluntary tech ‘bullies’ code panned
Tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter have been accused of ‘watering down’ the discredited European Union Code of Practice.
Big stick will be taken to Big Tech
Joe Biden will hold America’s tech giants to account, ending their abuse of power and making them responsible for their actions, his campaign says.
Twitter, Facebook flag Trump’s ‘misleading’ posts
Twitter and Facebook moved on Thursday to curb the reach of Donald Trump’s posts questioning the vote-counting process.
Why you should delete your Facebook
Social media is the real social dilemma — here is why you should think about grabbing a pen and paper instead.
Dutton right on abuse: US body
National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children is warning of an impending ‘massive’ drop in the detection of abuse as tech giants employ end-to-end encryption.
Politics, literature and censorship
Big Tech’s refusal to expose the Hunter Biden emails and book publishers embracing cancel culture show the curbs on free speech.
Palmer spends up on Facebook
Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has pumped more than $84,000 into Facebook ads in the first three weeks of the Queensland election campaign.
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