COVID theorist now living with nuns
A COVID theorist who shot to notoriety when she bragged about breaching lockdown has revealed she is now living with nuns to be “closer to God”.
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Warning over sinister TikTok trend
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‘Happy to pay’: Google rival breaks ranks
Microsoft has given the federal government a major boost, pledging to soften the blow if Google carries out a threat to leave the Australian market.
Bizarre twist in viral boat rage video
A man caught on camera ramming his dinghy into other sailors in a furious ‘boat rage’ incident has a very dark past, it’s now been revealed.
Bold idea to replace Google
A bold idea has been raised after Google threatened to cut off its all-powerful search engine to Australians if new media laws were introduced.
Teacher accidentally films military coup
A woman filming a fitness video unknowingly captured the insane moment an army convoy stormed towards a parliament to stage a coup.
Canada joins Aussie fight for tech giants to pay for news
Canada is following Australia’s world-first move to make social media giants pay for the news they use.
OnlyFans: The highest earners on the NSFW online platform
The adult content platform exploded in popularity in 2020 with several celebs making eye-watering amounts of money.
What Google, Facebook changes really mean
Google is threatening to close down its search engine in Australia, while Facebook wants to prevent you from sharing news. Here’s what this all really means.
Google’s search video backfires
An annoying video Google has promoted in search has backfired on the tech giant, with Aussies now turning to other engines to get their results.
Google’s cringey ‘coffee shop’ comparison
An annoying pop-up has turned up on Google but the tech giant’s whinge that it is your friend seems a bit rich.
Annoying pop-up on Google explained
If you’ve searched for anything in Google over the past few days, you would have been this message. And people are far from happy.
Google’s new tactic in media war
Australian internet surfers have woken up to Google’s latest intervention this morning as the tech giant ramps up its fight against the federal government.
Google’s ‘dominant’ grip on Australia
Aussies have been warned Google holds a ‘remarkably dominant’ grip over the web, after the tech giant threatened to deny its service to Australians.
Gates shocked by ‘crazy’ online theories
Bill Gates has lashed out at online nutters’ bizarre conspiracy theories that claim he’s using COVID-19 vaccines to microchip the world’s population.
New way scammers are rorting Aussies
Scammers trying to cheat Australians out of their money are getting creative. Now the federal government has warned of a new method being used.
YouTuber slammed for Indigenous stunt
An Aussie social media star has been attacked for a stunt involving alcohol at an Indigenous rally, which saw the police called in.
Frustrating question finally answered
A new tool in the fight against online misinformation is being introduced by Twitter and it’s an approach plenty of us will recognise.
Vile finds prompt urgent photo warning
Innocent first day at school pictures shared by parents on social media are being stolen by paedophiles and used to find children to groom, police warn.
‘Appalling’: ScoMo told to act on rogue MP
A vaccine expert has demanded the Prime Minister pull an outspoken MP into line over his controversial beliefs.
Board that decides Trump’s fate
The former president has been digitally exiled to the wilderness, but he has one last shot at redemption pending one big decision.
TikTok told to block users after girl’s death
A 10-year-old girl tragically died in a sick viral TikTok challenge, leading to calls for the video app to block users whose age cannot be verified.
Push for Facebook to unveil vaccine lies
Health and tech experts are pushing for Facebook and other social media giants to be held accountable for the torrent of misinformation on their platforms.
Social star apologises for quarantine rant
Bernard Tomic’s social media star girlfriend Vanessa Sierra has apologised after her comments slamming hotel quarantine made national headlines.
Death linked to ‘extreme’ TikTok challenge
A 10-year-old girl was found dead after telling her family she was taking a shower, but police believe she was filming herself for the online craze.
Scam alert after thousands swindled
Victims have been scammed out of thousands of dollars by callous fraudsters who impersonated Victorian police.
Talking dirty earns woman $1.7 million
Despite using a platform that allows users to post whatever they like, one OnlyFans user says her most popular videos are from just talking.
State slammed over response to cyber hack
The NSW government has been savaged over its response to a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents.
Apple ‘exposes’ Facebook tracking
You probably spend more time looking at ads on Facebook and Instagram than you do connecting with your friends and a new update to the iPhone shows exactly why.
‘I want to just die’: 40 women sue Pornhub
Pornhub is accused of ignoring devastating pleas for help from sex trafficking survivors until charges were laid against a fugitive producer.
Police investigating ute tag ‘muppets’
Police are now investigating after two ute drivers were filmed almost causing a high-speed accident while “playing tag” on a motorway.
‘Harmful’ influence of Chinese app exposed
Australian media organisations are being “dominated” by Communist Party influence – and this app has been identified as the key culprit.
Cash, bitcoins seized in dark net raid
A man has been charged as part of a police investigation into the alleged use of dark net accounts to advertise the sale of illicit drugs.
Facebook facing yet another lawsuit
Facebook is facing another lawsuit, this time accused of misleading consumers with a promise to protect their data when it allegedly collected and exploited it instead.
‘Scary’ side-effect of Google outage
Billions of people around the world rely on Google’s online services – and that’s never more apparent than when they go down.
How violent parents are stalking kids
Children are being harassed, stalked and abused by their parents via technology, with a new report revealing the shocking extent of abuse.
Pornhub deletes millions of videos
Pornhub has deleted most of its content, but it claims big social media platforms are the worst offenders as it announces new changes.
Google outage as services crash worldwide
Multiple Google services including YouTube and Gmail simultaneously crashed across the world overnight, sending the internet into a spin.
Big problem with Facebook lawsuit
The US government is suing Facebook, accusing it of misusing its power, but the lawsuit faces an uphill battle as the social giant amasses lawyers.
Critical job hasn’t been invented yet
Kids starting school have a good chance of working in a job that is yet to be invented. But there are ways to learn skills now that will translate to a job later.
Kid racks up $21k bill on mum’s iPad
A mum has issued a warning to other parents after her six-year-old secretly racked up an eye-watering bill by playing a video game.
MasterCard and Visa dump porn site
The credit card companies will stop processing payments to Pornhub as it faces increasing scrutiny over the content it hosts.
Man faces bestiality, child abuse charges
A Tasmanian man has been charged after allegedly uploading bestiality and child abuse videos and sharing the disturbing footage across social media.
Inside porn trap that snared NRL star
The sinister tactics an Australian porn site uses to take advantage of vulnerable young men have been exposed by those who appear in videos.
Facebook, Messenger, Insta down in outage
Users across Europe and around the world complained after Facebook, Messenger and Instagram went offline in a mysterious outage.
Alarming rise of child sextortion
Stranger danger takes on a new meaning with parents warned one in four children talk to someone they don’t know online and are likely being groomed.
Boat ramp stunt massively backfires
A YouTuber hit with charges after a Ford Falcon sunk in the Tweed River has apologised to fans, as he stares down a mammoth fine or even jail time.
Facebook hit by mammoth lawsuit
Facebook is being sued for using its “monopoly power” to kill competition, in a move that could force it to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.
Tattooed-covered Insta model fronts court
A tattooed Instagram-famous model with a prolific social media following has fronted court on a raft of drug charges, including trafficking.
Terrifying anti-vaxxer attack exposed
A popular Instagram account debunking conspiracy theories, disinformation and myths about coronavirus has been shutdown by COVID-deniers.
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