‘Vast power of censorship’: Robert F Kennedy jnr sues Meta, claiming election interference
The lawsuit said Meta began censoring the video about Kennedy “within minutes” of it going live on May 5 before restoring it.
- by Stephanie Kelly
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Picking fights with social media giants seems to be ending in tears
Australia’s government and regulators have plenty of allies in their attempts to rein in the behaviour of platform owners – but it’s just not that easy.
- by Elizabeth Knight
She’s never had a job interview or a CV, but Indy Clinton’s career is soaring
She was already “Instagram famous” by age 16, but it was becoming a mother almost four years ago that propelled the social media creator to star status.
- by Genevieve Quigley
Musk widens legal fight with Australia as Labor pushes social media probe
Elon Musk’s company has launched a case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to test the merits of the eSafety Commissioner’s order to remove church stabbing videos.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Advertising
‘Wild west’: The TikTok tanning ads breaching community standards
There are dozens, possibly hundreds, of other similar videos on social media, prompting leading advertising figures to call out marketing tactics lacking social responsibility.
- by Aisha Dow
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Social media
‘Meta will play hardball. So will the government’: Facebook threatens Canadian option
“Meta’s threat to pull news content from Australia should send a shudder down the spine,” says Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones.
- by Paul Sakkal
Wall Street rally stalls before GDP figures; ASX closed
Wall Street struggled to gain traction as traders gearing up for key economic data and awaited Facebook parent Meta’s result, which sent the stock tanking in after-hours trading.
- by Rita Nazareth
Local Facebook profits soar amid bargaining code stand-off
The social media giant increased its spending estimates for the year, once again raising questions about whether its futuristic technological bets will eventually pay off.
- by Calum Jaspan
For crying out loud, the theatre is no place for a baby
If I have paid a high price for a ticket to an evening show, screaming children are not part of the deal. It’s not fair to the other members of the audience or the performers.
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Scams
‘Laws may need to change’: Gina Rinehart lashes Facebook over scam ‘inaction’
Rinehart has conceded a legal overhaul may be the only way to prevent people from being swindled as she lashed social media giant Facebook for its inaction on scam ads and implied the company should foot the bill.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Social media
Musk’s war with Australia: Coalition pushes compulsory age limits for social media
As Elon Musk provoked worldwide attention for his fight against the Australian take-down order, the Coalition revealed it was in favour of barring young children from digital platforms.
- by Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson