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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In their pursuit of profits, social media platforms have fostered harmful environments where social discord, misinformation and disinformation flourish.

The tell-all memoir Mark Zuckerberg tried to stop you reading

It’s hard to know whether the Facebook boss’s symbolic ways of currying favour with China are more remarkable than Meta’s apparent plan to let the Communist Party snoop on users outside the country.

  • Nick Bonyhady

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Guardian Australia’s outgoing political editor Karen Middleton.

Guardian political editor exits after months of turmoil

Karen Middleton’s time at the bureau coincided with a period of instability, during which a number of staff left.

  • Calum Jaspan
Author Laura Jean McKay is concerned about a request to use her work to train AI.

‘Death warrant’: Australian publisher slammed over author AI request

Black Inc. has offered its writers a 50/50 split of net receipts from the deal, which would allow their books to be used to train artificial intelligence.

  • Hannah Hammoud
The Age has cross-platform readership of 4.56 million.

The Age maintains lead over rival in new readership figures

The Age has held its position as the second most-read masthead in the nation, with cross-platform readership of 4.56 million.

  • Staff reporter
The Sydney Morning Herald has cross-platform readership of 6.9 million.

The Sydney Morning Herald remains the nation’s most-read masthead

New figures from Roy Morgan show The Sydney Morning Herald has a cross-platform readership of 6.9 million.

This most despised author’s task may soon vanish. I won’t miss it

Book blurbs have been around for centuries and have long been panned for hyperbole. Happily, at least one major publisher has decided enough’s enough.

  • Julia Baird
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Poms, put aside your Ouija boards – Australians do have common sense about Sam Kerr

Short of words and desperate for a donut, a mother country scribe has decided to attack this columnist for his piece on the Matildas star.

  • John Silvester
Kristy McDonald, new owner of the Casterton News.

Reports of the death of country newspapers are distinctly premature

Kristy McDonald’s little newspaper, the Casterton News, was about to close. So she bought it. She is among those determined to keep country newspapers alive.

  • Tony Wright
Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series has been topping bestseller lists since 2023.

Dungeons, dragons and sex: The new genre that’s slaying publishing

A book about dragons, betrayal and sex has broken publishing records after its first week on shelves. What is it about “romantasy” novels that has readers in a chokehold?

  • Nell Geraets
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

Murdoch’s British tabloids offer rare apology in legal settlement with Prince Harry

The Murdoch-owned tabloids offered a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex” for years of serious intrusion into his private life.

  • Brian Melley

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