Australian cyber abuse laws won’t address Coalition MPs’ concerns about deplatforming
E-safety commissioner says laws will be applied fairly but won’t police social media companies’ bans on users
Facebook targets ‘stop the steal’ content and says Trump ban may be permanent
Company places limits on phrase behind false election claims as Sheryl Sandberg says she’s ‘glad’ president was blocked
Opinion divided over Trump’s ban from social media
Actions spark debate on free speech and whether chief executives of tech firms are fit to act as judge and jury
Craig Kelly and George Christensen top performers on Facebook – and they want to keep it that way
Conservative backbenchers expert at fuelling the Facebook hum, outdo senior government ministers, analysis shows
Donald Trump being banned from social media is a dangerous distraction
Facebook, Google and Twitter must be broken up and and local information providers revived. If not, worse is coming
Australian communications minister cold on more reforms to rein in social media censorship
Morrison government has ‘no intention’ of regulating social media platforms beyond draft online safety bill
Trump attempted a coup: he must be removed while those who aided him pay
A swift impeachment is imperative but from Rudy Giuliani and Don Jr to Fox News and Twitter, the president did not act alone
How FarmVille and Facebook helped to cultivate a new audience for gaming
The Flash-based title, now put to rest alongside Adobe’s animation tool, was much derided, but broadened the appeal of computer games
‘Four years of propaganda’: Trump social media bans come too late, experts say
Platforms have long let his dangerous posts stand – and researchers say the Capitol attack is ‘exactly what we expected’
Donald Trump suspended from Facebook indefinitely, says Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO accuses president of intending to undermine peaceful transition of power
Twitter and Facebook lock Donald Trump’s accounts after video address
Unprecedented moves intended to curb president’s spread of misinformation and the incitement of violence
Misinformation ‘superspreaders’: Covid vaccine falsehoods still thriving on Facebook and Instagram
Researchers say big Facebook accounts still condemn vaccines while anti-vaxxers banned from Facebook have fled to Instagram
Facebook restarts political ad ban in Georgia following runoff votes
Site had temporarily exempted state from nationwide post-election ban ahead of Tuesday’s Senate votes
Fat felines: we all love a ‘chonky’ cat – but the online trend has to end
Over the last few years, the internet has thrilled to pictures of chubby pets. But now experts are calling for a new era of cat shaming and determined dieting
Inside the hyper-local world of Facebook’s ‘buy nothing’ groups
In an age when people rarely know their neighbours, a ‘buy nothing’ group is one way to acquaint yourself with those living on your street