News Corp backs push for ABC and SBS to receive payments from Google and Facebook
Greens and Labor have said they will not support proposed mandatory news code legislation unless public broadcasters are included
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with misleading claims about refugees
Claims Biden immigration policies risked more Covid-19 as company also blocks ads delegitimizing election results
Farmville foreclosure! Why Facebook is canning its most popular game
After 11 years of digital ploughing, planting and harvesting, the most famous social network game of all time is being consigned to the scrapheap
Facebook merges Messenger chat service with Instagram
Users will be able to send chats, photos and videos between the two platforms for first time
Big tech firms may be handing Hong Kong user data to China
Allegation follows new law that lets Hong Kong ask for sensitive data if deemed to threaten national security
Monopoly power is running wild. We need tough competition laws to rein it in
As a lawyer in the City, I saw how the rules can be twisted to shore up the big and suppress the small, says author Michelle Meagher
Can democracies stand up to Facebook? Ireland may have the answer
Liberal democracies struggle to tackle the might of the tech giants when it comes to protecting users’ data
Many Google staff may never return to office full-time post-Covid
Chief executive seeks ‘hybrid’ ways of operating after poll shows support for homeworking
Facebook’s long-awaited oversight board to launch before US election
Body will be able to overrule some content moderation decisions and plans to be ready to hear user appeals next month
Facebook removes fake accounts with links to China and Philippines
Facebook says accounts were interfering in politics of US and Philippines
UK charity launched to support public interest journalism
The Public Interest News Foundation seeks donations from philanthropists and tech companies
ABC and SBS may be included in ACCC code requiring Google and Facebook to pay for news
Communications minister does not rule out shift on the public broadcasters, saying government will consider its position after regulator’s consultation process
Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US
EU court in July ruled there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies
Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation
Facebook blames mistake in system for restrictions on groups including Greenpeace USA
The Social Dilemma: a wake-up call for a world drunk on dopamine?
The new Netflix docudrama is a valiant if flawed attempt to address our complacency about surveillance capitalism