ABC can keep Google and Facebook payments for news, Coalition says Government won’t reduce public broadcaster’s funding over potential windfall from new media code, communications minister vows
Google workers reject company’s account of AI researcher’s exit as anger grows Timnit Gebru’s colleagues challenge claims she resigned while more than 1,800 sign petition of solidarity
More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scientist Timnit Gebru More than 1,000 researchers also sign letter after Black expert on ethics says Google tried to suppress her research on bias
Australian MP targeted by conspiracy posts calls for Facebook to be treated as publisher Exclusive: Nationals’ Anne Webster reveals she is pressing for legislation to hold social media platforms to account for content they publish
Google broke US law by firing workers behind protests, complaint says National Labor Relations Board files complaint over surveillance and termination after year-long inquiry
Post-Brexit Britain will have to do better than this to curb the power of big tech Does the government grasp the scale of the challenge of digital regulation?, asks competition lawyer Michelle Meagher
Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimes
Morrison government’s updated Covidsafe app unlikely to improve results, experts say Tech community has criticised government for failing to engage on new changes given app’s poor track record
For the sake of democracy, social media giants must pay newspapers It’s only right that big tech should compensate publishers for using their content
Digital Markets Unit: what powers will new UK tech regulator have? Key questions answered about the new technology industry watchdog
New UK tech regulator to limit power of Google and Facebook Alok Sharma says dominance of a few big companies hurts innovation and curtails customer choice
Part human, part machine: is Apple turning us all into cyborgs? With its iPhones, watches and forthcoming smart glasses, Apple’s gadgets are increasingly becoming extensions of our minds and bodies. It’s the big tech dream – but could it turn into a nightmare?
If you think Biden’s administration will rein in big tech, think again The US president-elect is reported to have appointed former employees of Facebook and Amazon to his transition team
Tech giants join with governments to fight Covid misinformation Facebook, Twitter and Google part of working group targeting false claims about vaccines
Fortnite maker Epic Games sues Apple in Australia for App Store ban Video game company alleges Apple misuses its market power and forces apps to pay ‘monopoly prices’