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Guardian Australia strikes deal with Facebook to licence news to the platform

A similar agreement was made with Google in February for Guardian Australia to participate in the company’s News Showcase product

Social network giants pledge to tackle abuse of women online

Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok commit to overhaul their platform’s moderation systems

So the government’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook failed. Where now?

It turns out that Facebook is more powerful and resilient – and American antitrust law less helpful – than critics of big tech had hoped

Facebook’s value tops $1tn after judge dismisses US lawsuits

Cases filed by FTC and state attorneys general did not give enough evidence to prove Facebook was a monopoly

Myanmar: Facebook promotes content urging violence against coup protesters – study

Posts ranging from wanted posters to death threats remain online for months, breaching platform’s own standards

Amazon blames social media for struggle with fake reviews

Firm says sites are slow to act when warned that fake reviews are being solicited on their platforms

Big Brother is still watching you and he goes by the name Facebook

The social media giant’s offer of free internet access ensures that mobile users stay where it can keep an eye on them

Revealed: rightwing firm posed as leftist group on Facebook to divide Democrats

FEC investigation failed to uncover link to Rally Forge, a firm with close ties to Turning Point USA

UK and EU investigate Facebook over unfair use of data in digital advertising

Joint inquiry to consider if Facebook stifles competition on Marketplace and Dating platforms

Facebook will end special treatment for politicians after Trump ban – report

Reported change comes after the Facebook oversight board said that the same rules should apply to all users

Facebook accused of ‘discriminatory and racist’ behaviour after removing historical PNG images

Group publishing archival photos claims images showing traditional dress or ceremonies were deleted for allegedly containing nudity

ABC does deals with Google and Facebook that could see millions spent on regional news

The broadcaster’s managing director says the agreements under Australia’s media code ‘will provide a huge boost to the regions’

Let’s make sure our personal data works for us – not against us – after the pandemic

The Covid crisis has shown that consensual information-sharing does not have to erode our democratic rights, says Pale Rider author Laura Spinney

Privacy activists are winning fights with tech giants. Why does victory feel hollow?

Perhaps we wasted energy achieving privacy concessions, when we should have been building a more foundational critique of the power of big tech

WhatsApp’s new terms of service: what you need to know

What are the changes, why are they controversial, and how are they linked to Facebook?

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  • Dry Leaf review – three-hour amble around the football pitches of Georgia in search of a daughter
  • ‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
  • ‘Distressingly beautiful and disorienting’: the Willem Dafoe film that only one person can see at a time
  • Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook
  • Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
  • A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
  • Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
  • Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace
  • ‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion
  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package
  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
  • ‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
  • The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
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  • ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
  • Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
  • How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’

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