Opinion
Social media
Meta is officially the global arbiter of ‘truth’ – yes, you should be afraid
Meta has now, in effect, become a gatekeeper of global discourse, a role it is neither suited to, nor was elected to fulfil.
- by Joan Westenberg
Latest
Move over, Moo Deng: Remembering our favourite viral animal superstars
The viral baby pygmy hippo’s keepers have warned zoo goers to be gentle. Here’s a look at the cautionary tales of the internet’s other favourite animals.
- by Penry Buckley
Why is everyone suddenly falling to their knees at Bunnings?
A Dally M red carpet appearance had fans non-stop talking about … Bunnings? Let’s unpack this baffling response.
- by Nell Geraets
Jacarandas v waratahs: Purple haze, pop stars and the campaign to save native flowers
The jacarandas will be out next month. The tree may be an introduced species, but some environmentalists think anything that makes the public aware of plants could help save native species.
- by Julie Power
On the cusp of mainstream stardom, MrBeast is being sued
His move to Amazon’s streaming platform Prime Video was meant to be the biggest coup yet for the YouTube sensation, but it may prove his undoing.
- by Karl Quinn
Analysis
Social media
Instagram locks down teens: How the new feature will work
All teens using Instagram will automatically have strong restrictions applied, with the change expected to roll out over the next 60 days.
- by Tim Biggs
Instagram to roll out teen accounts with privacy, parental controls
Instagram will introduce teen accounts for people under 18, limiting what they can view and who can contact them.
- by Yuvraj Malik and Katie Paul
Revealed: the number of children being groomed online
The head of a global child safety institute says PM Anthony Albanese must bring in a minimum age for social media this year to protect children from predators.
- by David Crowe
Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime
The plan will give federal authorities the power to force tech giants to act on alerts about damaging falsehoods.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape
Senators are calling for stronger privacy laws to give Facebook users the ability to block the company from using their posts to train its AI models, as users can in the EU.
- by David Swan
Exclusive
Tech crackdown
Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws
Albanese has vowed to protect Australian sovereignty, while others in the government confirmed the plans for reforms on copyright, payments, content and online safety.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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