Politicians and news providers in UK and US condemn site after blocking access to media content Politicians, news providers and civil society groups in the UK and US have rounded on Facebook and said the company’s decision to block all media content on its platform in Australia should hasten moves to bring its powers under …
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From hairdryers to ovens, we would like to hear about your gadgets and devices that are still working As we spend more time at home than ever, some of us have looked to upgrade our home appliances – but for others, there has been no need. From ovens and fridges that have outlived their owners, …
Labels to be attached to posts directing users to Facebook’s Climate Science Information Center Facebook has said it will start labelling misinformation about the climate crisis in a small trial limited to the UK. Labels will be attached to certain posts directing users to Facebook’s Climate Science Information Center, a repository of fact-checked claims about …
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‘I am manifesting abundance on all platforms,’ I find scrawled in my notebook when my week on Clubhouse is over What to make of Clubhouse – the invitation-only, social media, audio app that’s hit the zeitgeist this month? It’s like a LinkedIn that talks to you. It’s like attending a conference that never ends. Its …
Trade group chairman says robust regulation is needed to rein in monopolistic tech firms Facebook’s move to block all media content in Australia shows why countries need robust regulation to stop tech firms behaving like a “schoolyard bully”, the head of the UK’s news media trade group has said. Henry Faure Walker, the chair of …
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Drivers say working conditions remain poor after voters approved measure exempting Uber and other apps from labor laws Weeks after Proposition 22 went into effect in California and exempted some major tech firms from fully complying with labor laws, workers for rideshare and delivery apps in the state claim poor working conditions have persisted and …
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News Corp will receive ‘significant payments’ to feature news outlets in Google’s News Showcase Google and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp have signed a multi-year partnership that will lead to the search engine paying for journalism from news sites around the world, including the Wall Street Journal, the Times and the Australian. The deal, which involves …
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The PM says the social media giant’s move to block news on its platform in Australia will harden the resolve of his government • Emily Bell: Even for a company that specialises in PR disasters, Facebook has excelled with its Australian blackout• ‘Time to reactivate MySpace’: the day Australia woke up to a Facebook news …
By turning off news sharing, Facebook has turned attention away from flawed government legislation and on to its own reckless opaque power • The day Australia woke up to a Facebook news blackout When Facebook removed vast swathes of Australian media from its platform overnight on Wednesday the social media company intended to shock the …
Facebook has made good on its threat to ban Australians from seeing or posting news content on its site in response to the federal government’s proposed news media code. As of Thursday morning, news publishers were unable to post content on pages, while articles were also blocked from being shared. In implementing its new ban, …
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