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Social media

July 2024

  • A security guard next to a Meta sign showing the address 1 Hacker Way

    Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks

  • The G8388 Loop high-speed train is passing through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on June 15, 2024.

    China’s tech firms vow crackdown on online hate speech after knife attack

30 June 2024

  • From the series Zwischen den Jahren ( Between the Years) by Valentin Goppel. Published by Gost books £40 https://gostbooks.com/products/zwischen-den-jahren

    Observer book of the week
    Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

    An academic psychologist’s insightful and compassionate study of adolescence is expertly presented, plotting out harmful as well as helpful transitions into adulthood

29 June 2024

  • A Palestinian flag and an Israeli flag

    Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network

  • Meta Vice President and Global ahead of Safety Antigone Davis (on screen) appears via videoconference during an inquiry into Social Media and Australian Society at Parliament House in Canberra

    ‘Arrogant’ tech companies must ‘fess up’ to harm done to children by social media, Albanese says

28 June 2024

  • Fatima Payman

    Australia news live
    Fatima Payman admits she ‘upset a few colleagues’ by crossing the floor – as it happened

    Follow live

26 June 2024

  • Six circles with headshots of supreme court justices, with 6 under "conservative bloc" and three under "liberal bloc". Six of the headshots are in color, with three grayed out.

    US supreme court allows government to request removal of misinformation on social media

    Court strikes down a lower court ruling, permitting government to call on platforms to remove falsehoods
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Why are Swifties and Charli xcx fans at war? I blame Big Tech

    Arwa Mahdawi
    Our digital ecosystem thrives on division in everything from politics to pop. Devoted fanbases are one result - ready to unleash hell on haters, says Arwa Mahdawi

    • MrBeast: a day at the Sydney Opera House with the YouTube giveaways sensation

    • Money hacks
      Price well and check fees: 10 expert tips on selling clothes online

    • Nigel Farage outperforms all other UK parties and candidates on TikTok

25 June 2024

  • Labor senator Fatima Payman leaves the chamber after crossing the floor to vote with the Greens on a motion to recognise Palestine as state.

    Australia news live
    Labor says ‘no mandated sanction’ after senator crosses floor – as it happened

  • meta logo on phone

    Forcing Meta to carry news on Facebook and Instagram a scenario being considered by Australian government

24 June 2024

  • Elon Musk Rebranding Twitter Logo From Bird To "X"<br>SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: A worker removes letters from the Twitter sign that is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on July 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Workers began removing the letters from the sign outside Twitter headquarters less than 24 hours after CEO Elon Musk officially rebranded Twitter as "X" and has changed its iconic bird logo, the biggest change he has made since taking over the social media platform. San Francisco police halted the sign removal shortly after it began. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: goodbye Rishi and the meaning of ‘X’

    Opinion polls, PMs of various kinds and the final few Rishis feature in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
  • MrBeast, left, created a real-life Squid Game before Netflix did.

    Explain it to me quickly
    Who is MrBeast, why is he in Australia and what do I need to know about this YouTube phenomenon?

    The 26-year-old American’s channel is the site’s most-subscribed, with over 288 million subscribers – and he and his cash prizes are now in Australia

    • ‘The darker you are, the less you’re worth’: the influencer pay gap

    • Five hours a day on Facebook: how voters are keeping up with the election

    • ‘There’s a lot less sharing’: how news consumption has changed since last UK election

23 June 2024

  • Julie Inman Grant

    Social media age restrictions may push children online in secret, Australian eSafety commissioner says

    Minors could also miss crucial support under a potential ban, online safety regulator’s office tells inquiry

22 June 2024

  • Alex Hern

    Could big tech eventually face its USSR moment and collapse completely?

    Alex Hern
    The end of the all-powerful social networks seems inconceivable, but the disintegration of the Soviet giant once did too
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