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Jason Haines, the managing director of Canberra food relief charity St John’s Care, said it made him “physically sick” to know that scammers were “preying on people that are basically going without”.

‘I can’t buy food for my children’: Facebook profits from charity scams costing taxpayers

Facebook operator Meta has been repeatedly warned about a nasty genre of scam ads targeting Australians, but they continue to be published.

  • Aisha Dow

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Pete Evans in a post he shared on social media on the day Donald Trump was re-elected as US president.

He was banned from social media. So how come chef Pete Evans is back?

The election of Donald Trump and the installation of Robert F Kennedy Jr as his secretary of health has put fresh wind in the sails of the disgraced celebrity chef.

  • Karl Quinn
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has no intention of removing Kevin Rudd from his Washington post.

‘Mayhem’: Trump tariff threat forces Australia to pause big tech levy

The Albanese government has decided to go slow on a scheme to hit digital platforms if they refuse to pay local media outlets for news articles.

  • Paul Sakkal and David Crowe
The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

  • Mali Waugh
Growing up in a time of “likes” and “views”, I may be one of the lucky ones.

I grew up with social media but dodged its worst effects. I might be the exception

New research indicates young people’s plummeting mental health isn’t just correlated with social media use – it’s caused by it.

  • Millie Muroi
Teal MPs Allegra Spender (left) and Monique Ryan.

Monique Ryan and Allegra Spender spend more than $150,000 on Google and Meta ads

In the last three months, the major parties, lobby groups and unions have also spent hundreds of thousands on social media in a bid to reach voters online.

  • Olivia Ireland
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Donald Trump had the most followed account on Facebook when he was barred.

Meta agrees to pay Trump $40 million to settle lawsuit

The payment will end the lawsuit Donald Trump filed against the social media giant in 2021 over the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

  • Mike Isaac and Maggie Haberman
More than a trillion dollars was wiped off the value of tech stocks on Monday.

Wall Street’s trillion-dollar wipeout sets off alarm bells

A Chinese start-up that didn’t exist 18 months ago just triggered a meltdown that exposes the vulnerability of Wall Street.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Banks have called out Facebook’s parent company, Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, for shunning its responsibility in fighting scams.

‘Enough is enough’: Banks ramp up attack on tech giants over scams

Australian banks have called out Meta for enabling scammers to use its social media platforms to lure victims and facilitate money laundering.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Daniel English, pictured with his son, is selling an engagement ring on Facebook Marketplace.

Relics of broken hearts for sale on Facebook Marketplace

A $39,500 diamond ring is among the haphazard collection of things for sale on the social media site.

  • Frances Howe

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