Facebook ‘disappointed’ in Australia’s attempt to make tech giants pay for news content
Federal government pushes ahead with plans despite similar schemes having limited success overseas
Coronavirus: Facebook will start warning users who engaged with ‘harmful’ misinformation
Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO’s ‘myth busters’ page
Tech giants struggle to stem ‘infodemic’ of false coronavirus claims
Critics say efforts are too little, too late as research reveals vast majority of false claims appear online
‘I haven’t laughed so much in my life’: the Australians dressing up to celebrate bin night
Weeks into quarantine, we must find joy in the little things – like wheeling out the garbage in a giant inflatable penis
Corona comedy: Facebook cabaret, gamer gags and a WhatsApp panel show
From Iain Stirling’s Fifa banter to Jayde Adams live from her lounge, comedians isolated by the lockdown are reaching audiences online
Who You Think I Am review – Juliette Binoche turns up the heat in phone sex tale
Binoche encounters an attractive younger man online but refuses to meet him face-to-face in this twisty erotic drama
WhatsApp to impose new limit on forwarding to fight fake news
Restrictions on ‘frequently forwarded’ messages intended to disrupt false Covid-19 claims
Lockdown’s hottest viral trends: raging at the neighbours and torching 5G towers
It’s not just coronavirus cases – curtain-twitching and conspiracy theories are also increasing exponentially, says writer Joel Golby
Dangerous cures and viral hoaxes: common coronavirus myths busted
With so much misinformation about Covid-19 circulating online, we’ve factchecked some of the more common fallacies
Pandemic shaming: is it helping us keep our distance?
The Covid-19 outbreak has generated fresh wave of finger-pointing on social media. But does public shaming help change behaviour?
Social media giants must tackle trolls or face charges – poll
Majority of UK adults surveyed want a law to protect web users, and a requirement on platforms to stop abuse
Revealed: online trade in coronavirus ‘cure’, test kits and ventilators
Investigation finds GP selling antibody tests to public, in apparent breach of UK law
UK media outlets told not to promote baseless 5G coronavirus theories
Broadcasters warned they face sanctions if they give airtime to false Covid-19 health advice
Media deal with Facebook and Google more urgent with coronavirus taking jobs, says regulator
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission pushing for code of conduct to ensure news businesses on digital platforms are treated fairly
Johnson rehires election chief to sharpen coronavirus messaging
Isaac Levido, protege of Lynton Crosby, to tighten up public health campaign after criticism