ACCC plans new Facebook probe
The ACCC campaign against the big tech platforms is continuing, with the regulator opening an investigation into Facebook’s Giphy acquisition.
The lockdown sceptic they couldn’t silence
Targeted for censorship in March, Aaron Ginn is becoming a powerful voice in the economic debate surrounding COVID-19, his influence spreading to Washington.
You can’t argue with a COVID conspiracist
Without question, you have friends on Facebook who believe in some of the misinformation that is today spreading faster than the coronavirus itself.
Your Portfolio with James Kirby
Join The Australian’s wealth editor as he answers your questions on how to navigate the market gyrations brought on by COVID-19.
Google this: tech giants told to pay up for content
Google and Facebook will be forced to pay media companies for siphoned news content under world-first laws by the government.
Zuckerberg may have lost face but his company’s books are bulging
The problem when you have two billion users is that a few of them are going to be mass killers.
How fake news spreads as fast as flames
Bushfires have shown how social media algorithms are rewarding the reckless and inflammatory.
Council counselling over elections
They have been busy little bees at Queensland’s new arbiter of fake news, the Independent Council Election Observer.
UK to fuel tech titan push
Britain’s election is to set to add to pressure on Australia to act to rein in Google and Facebook.
The liars are in charge
There’s no point just bleating about inaccuracies on Facebook – the challenge is to actually do something about it.
Gays burn in hell, the rest just burn
Bewildering moments this week with regard to the media and government reaction to Israel Folau’s sermon, placed on Facebook by his church.
Facebook CEO struggles to explain his views on lying
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want to monitor advertisements people pay him to publish.
Facebook becomes FACEBOOK
Under fire on many fronts, Facebook has chosen the moment to give itself a new identity.
Twitter, Facebook divided over ads
Twitter and Facebook are staking out starkly different positions on how to handle political ads.
Tiring of the tech titans
The push is on to create a new internet – one for the users, not corporate monopolies.
How Facebook stole eBay market
Facebook Marketplace is stealing market share, with sellers providing a different service to eBay and Gumtree. Here’s how.
Campaign’s truth to power
‘Traditional’ media groups are joining forces to highlight the fundamental difference in ethos from digital platforms.
Facebook Workplace gets traction
Facebook says 28 of the ASX’s 100 biggest companies are now using its Workplace corporate social platform.
Tech cash grab ‘not so bad for some’
The loss of revenue by traditional media because of tech giants may not be as bad as some suggest, Paul Fletcher says.
‘A burning platform’
Nine Entertainment has urged the Australian government to swiftly crack down on Google and Facebook.
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