‘Dangerous falsehoods’:Social media giants face big fines in revamped laws
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‘Dangerous falsehoods’:Social media giants face big fines in revamped laws

Since the Bondi and western Sydney church stabbings,attention of politicians and analysts has turned to the role of social media in spreading false claims.

  • byPaul Sakkal

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Faced with paying for news,Google omits California sites for some

Faced with paying for news,Google omits California sites for some

The company is against a bill to stop journalism job losses as publishers struggle to make money,while it cashes in on advertising in search results.

  • byAdam Beam andTran Nguyen
Forrest’s Facebook fight dropped by Australian prosecutors

Forrest’s Facebook fight dropped by Australian prosecutors

Andrew Forrest’s legal battle to hold social media giant Meta to account over the proliferation of scam ads using his likeness on Facebook has been dealt a major blow.

  • byJesinta Burton
‘Knowingly aiding criminals’:Forrest lashes Facebook over scam ads on eve of court hearings

‘Knowingly aiding criminals’:Forrest lashes Facebook over scam ads on eve of court hearings

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has launched another blistering tirade in his war with Facebook,accusing the social media giant of turning a blind eye to scam ads ahead of two major court hearings.

  • byJesinta Burton
Is logging off the new black?

Is logging off the new black?

Twenty years after Mark Zuckerberg and his mates started Facebook,tech watchers are beginning to ask:have we passed peak social media?

  • byDavid Swan
What would Facebook look like without any news?
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What would Facebook look like without any news?

Last time Meta banned news,it removed the Facebook pages of charities,emergency services and hospitals. What will happen this time?

  • byDavid Swan
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The digital revolution may be returning us to hi-tech serfdom

The digital revolution may be returning us to hi-tech serfdom

Led by a few big tech companies – Meta,Alphabet,Apple,Amazon and Microsoft – the digital revolution is turning capitalism into “technofeudalism”.

  • byRoss Gittins
There are consequences for taking on more than we can manage

There are consequences for taking on more than we can manage

Current research seems to settle on a limit for our population of “less than 30 million”. We are heading for a train wreck at the present rate of growth.

The Dull Women’s Club – the most exciting thing since men thought of it

The Dull Women’s Club – the most exciting thing since men thought of it

As the cost of living starts to bite,the Dull trend is wooing men – and now women – in droves.

  • byClea Jones
Tech giants claiming as little as 5 per cent of their revenue is taxable

Tech giants claiming as little as 5 per cent of their revenue is taxable

Apple,Google,Facebook and Microsoft earn billions of dollars a year in Australia,and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has said he expects multinationals to “pay their fair share”.

  • byRachel Clun
Get better,Meta:WA minister unleashes on big tech amid record scam losses

Get better,Meta:WA minister unleashes on big tech amid record scam losses

The dressing down came on the back of a new report which found money lost to scams in WA had jumped 36 per cent to a record $22 million.

  • byHamish Hastie