Facebook prepares for unrest
Facebook teams have planned for the possibility of trying to calm election-related conflict in the US
As long as news suits the Big Tech thought police
We all sometimes worry about what we should and should not believe and at times like these I yearn for guidance from Nick Clegg, for his absence of political bias.
It’s on for young and old with social media
Underdog appeal is helping Deb Frecklington garner support on Facebook while Labor looks for the youth vote on TikTok.
Facebook to curb internal debate
Facebook’s CEO says employees shouldn’t have to confront sensitive social issues at work unless they want to.
Pro-Trump group pays teens to spread lies
Twitter has suspended about 20 accounts after learning that campus-based group Turning Point USA had paid teenagers to spread election misinformation.
US readies Facebook anti-trust suit
US Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook that it could file by the end of the year.
Prepare for Google, Facebook without news
It looks like Australia will call the tech giants’ bluff and legislate a news bargaining code. But imagine life without them sharing news.
Mining magnate blasts ‘bully’ Facebook threats
‘This is yet another example of Facebook doing anything they can to avoid accountability at the expense of what’s best for communities’: Andrew Forrest.
‘Optics’ of arresting pregnant woman ‘terrible’
One Facebook post, a pregnant poster, four Ballarat detectives, an arrest and handcuffs.
Cheng custody motives unclear
Australia’s diplomatic network does not know what led to Australian journalist Cheng Lei’s detention in Beijing more than a fortnight ago.
‘We don’t respond to coercion’, Treasurer warns Facebook
Josh Frydenberg says he won’t be intimidated by Facebook’s scare tactics, after the tech giant threatened to block news content in Australia.
Facebook: A bully who won’t grow up
It says much about Facebook’s values that it would rather shut down news altogether than pay a fair price for it.
Mums warned of ‘career destruction’
A lawyer encouraging Victorians to flout mask-wearing rules picks a fight with the wrong crowd: a group of 3200 feisty solicitor and barrister mothers.
Tech giants forced to finally play nice
Rod Sims’ mandatory bargaining code should help reshape the balance of power between the tech giants and the rest of the economy.
Parties split on how to hammer Big Tech
Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided on how to deal with Big Tech’s market power.
Tech giants forced to pay for news
Google and Facebook will be required to pay media companies or face massive fresh penalties under landmark Australian laws.
New big tech code sidelines ABC, SBS
Detailing the code between big tech and media, Communications Minister Paul Fletcher confirmed the ABC and SBS will not share in the revenue.
When Facebook gets under your skin
Feeling angry, manipulated, distracted, fatigued, agitated and disgruntled after a session on Facebook?
Fancy ABC’s Andrew Probyn for dinner?
Thanks to the PM, we all know Andrew Probyn doesn’t run the press conference. But right now, he’s a total boss in burger land.
Facebook won’t share ad revenue
Facebook has rejected demands to share advertising revenue with local media organisations.
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