Rod Sims says Facebook should be forced to negotiate with SBS under news media bargaining code
Despite dozens of deals to pay Australian news publishers for content, social media company has left out SBS and the Conversation
Facebook fails to stop Spanish language anti-abortion disinformation, study says
A group examined nine profiles reaching more than 2.79 million people peddling inaccurate information without consequence
‘Think Before You Link’: app launched to help social media users detect fake profiles
Ken McCallum, the director general of M15, said malicious profiles were being used on an ‘industrial scale’
Can we create a moral metaverse?
In the increasingly lifelike worlds of VR, high numbers of users are experiencing hate speech and sexual harassment. How should these lawless spaces be governed?
Planned EU rules to protect children online are attack on privacy, warn critics
Encrypted messaging apps could be threatened by requirement for platforms to search for and combat child sexual abuse
Facebook whistleblowers allege government and emergency services hit by Australia news ban was a deliberate tactic
Meta, formerly Facebook, denies claims the blocking of non-news pages like hospitals and charities was an intentional negotiating tactic, and says it was the result of a ‘technical error’
UK watchdog will have power to impose huge fines on big tech firms
According to the government, Digital Markets Unit will protect small businesses and consumers
I built a life on oversharing – until I saw its costs, and learned the quiet thrill of privacy
From social media to journalism, I shared in order to be heard. Now, I am beginning to listen to myself, says journalist Moya Lothian-McLean
Facebook moderators call on firm to do more about posts praising Bucha atrocities
Company insists any content glorifying violence against Ukrainians not allowed, but moderators say lack of guidance means they feel forced to leave up some content
Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel dismisses Facebook’s metaverse as ‘hypothetical’
Founder says his company is committed to augmenting the real world rather than replacing it
Meta shares soar despite a decidedly mixed quarter report
The Facebook parent company is continuing a major rebrand of its products and focusing more heavily on the metaverse
Meta investors brace for a difficult quarter after stocks nosedive
After losing a record $230bn in market value due to a disappointing earnings report in February, analysts are hoping to see progress
Sheryl Sandberg allegedly leant on Daily Mail news site to drop stories about ex-boyfriend
The Daily Mail dropped two stories detailing Activision’s Bobby Kotich’s abuse of an ex after threats by Meta executive, WSJ reports
Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa
As company pursues growth on continent, it stands accused of not putting enough money into moderating content
Facebook’s fibre optics in Nigerian state put Africa pivot in focus
As company faces rising pressure in west, it is investing in digital infrastructure elsewhere