Fines over social media scams
Social media giants such as Facebook will have to front up to Australia and answer for fraudulent or criminal scam content published on their platforms under new Labor legislation.
‘I don’t want her to leave me’: Savings lost to this Facebook scam
A former Victorian real estate agent has been unable to bring himself to tell his wife that he lost $183,000 to scammers. Now he’s speaking out in the hope his story warns others.
Labor staffers lower the teal tone
ALP staffers have been busy circulating an old Facebook photograph of teal MP Monique Ryan after her dust-up with Anthony Albanese in question time on Thursday.
Students took ‘respect’ session before ranking scandal
Students from a prestigious Melbourne school took part in a session on ‘respectful relationships’ a week before a ‘degrading’ list was discovered, that ranked their female classmates from ‘wifeys’ to ‘unrapeable’.
Police probe allegation MP was ‘drugged and raped’
Queensland police are investigating a complaint by state Labor MP Brittany Lauga that she was drugged and sexually assaulted in late April.
Facebook’s deep-fake ASX video scam
A deep-fake Facebook video ad showing ex-ASX boss Dominic Stevens promoting an ‘Australian Securities Exchange-ASX’ chat group has been reported but remains on the social media platform.
Meta ‘wrong’ on value of news
More than four-fifths of Australians who consume news via social media say it’s ‘important’ to have access to news via this channel.
In one click, this NSW man lost $400k
Gary Meachen has worked hard his whole life, but says he now faces relying on the pension to survive after falling victim to a scam video on Facebook featuring Elon Musk, Anthony Albanese and Dan Andrews.
Albanese bluster fails to draw the line on online content
Traditional media is regulated for sound reasons; more effort is needed to calmly explain why there’s no logical basis for exempting certain material on the internet.
Mum’s Facebook chats as baby drowned
A mum whose baby drowned in a makeshift tub while she cleaned her home and chatted with her friends has learnt her fate in court.
Mum’s Facebook chats as baby drowned
A mum whose baby drowned in a makeshift tub while she cleaned her home and chatted with her friends has learnt her fate in court.
‘It broke me up’: Tszyu’s cutman slams critics
Speaking publicly for the first time since one of the bloodiest battles in boxing history, Tim Tszyu’s cutman Mark Gambin has hit back at critics that took aim at him following the bout.
‘Out of control’: Meta names Whitlam our best PM
Facebook owner Meta has been accused of displaying ‘strong left-wing bias’ as it unleashes its new AI tool on Australians.
Why I switched off Facebook – and it’s bliss
I struggle to understand why the Albanese government is letting Meta run riot, with some Australians losing life savings via Facebook scams. Thankfully, we can all make a choice.
Bondi stabber’s eerie FB post before attack
The Queensland man made the post just five days before he stabbed multiple people with a kitchen knife in one of Sydney’s busiest shopping centres.
Police probe whether Bondi attacker was targeting women
Before he launched his bloody rampage at a Bondi Westfield shopping centre, Queensland man Joel Cauchi took possession of a small storage facility and sought help to learn to surf.
Forrest unbowed despite Facebook court setback
Andrew Forrest says he will fight on against Facebook’s allowance of fraudulent advertising, on behalf of ‘ordinary mums and dads’, despite WA prosecutors discontinuing court action.
Major update in Twiggy’s fight against Meta
The Commonwealth dropped its criminal case against Meta that was being pursued by Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.
Major update in Twiggy’s fight against Meta
The Commonwealth dropped its criminal case against Meta that was being pursued by Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.
Meta publishing the content of criminals: Forrest
Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest says Meta must be held legally accountable for the proliferation of scams across Facebook and he’s putting his vast resources into legal action.
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