Tag: Facebook

On Wednesday, Sheryl Sandberg shared on Facebook that she will no longer be Chief Operating Officer at Meta after 14 years.

A new name for Facebook is expected as of next week. Will rebranding help?

Greens worried that the social media platform enables ‘behaviour which threatens democracy’ but remains largely self-governing.

Social media platform says it removed around 110,000 pieces of content from Aussie accounts that spread Covid misinformation.

Appeals Court says man can sue media houses over comments made about him by members of the public. Companies say ruling is unrealistic.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Society cannot withstand a launch of a cryptocurrency in Facebook’s infamous “move fast and break things” style.

SPECIAL REPORT: Australians consider other people’s over-sharing or having to see too many ads as more of a problem than alleged political manipulation or other misuse of their information by Facebook.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In light of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data harvesting scandal, how should your social media data be accessed and used by researchers?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Advertising once paid for muscular news organisations in the private sector. It doesn’t any more. The dominance of Google and Facebook now poses a real challenge to the continued existence of a robust fourth estate.

OPINION: Do Facebook’s filtering algorithms explain why so many liberals had misplaced confidence in a Clinton victory? And is the fake news being circulated on Facebook the reason that so many Trump supporters have endorsed demonstrably false statements made by their candidate?

IN PICTURES: It’s no secret that technology has become so pervasive that many of us find it hard to ‘switch off', We find it hard to connect as human beings without it. Here are 10 pretty cool illustration that say more than 140 characters ever could.

Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham have made it clear they do not support Reclaim Australia's use of their songs.

Stephen Hawkings and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner will be spending US$100 million, and employ Australia's Parkes telescope, to find aliens.

"‘Stop and think – if every mother posted all that cr*p about their kid – I’m sure you’d get over it pretty quickly."

Ikea has banned people from participating in a mass game of hide-and-seek at a Sydney store. Police will be looking, though.

A backpacker lost his GoPro camera in Australia along with with 32 GB worth of photos from his travels. A determined Aussie retrieved it from a river bed and used the power of social media to find its owner.

What do you get when a hottie adopts a puppy, hundreds of girls swoon over both specimens, and his fiancée gets involved? This.

It's the latest selfie craze in Australia: Strategically 'breaking down' in front of mobile speed cameras to block them from snapping passing vehicles. And the authorities are not happy.

Why has Twitter slowed down so much and Instagram gained so much momentum?

What got the world tweeting, commenting, sharing and liking this year?

Man claims he was confronted by police after entering Australia shopping mall dressed as a ninja in anti-muslim 'social experiment'.

Teenager accused of shocking racist rant attack against train guard in Australia has apologised after video of the incident went viral.

Ohh, ahh and aww at Tourism Australia’s list of most liked Facebook photos.

Fraudsters stole the identity of Australia’s military head to scam unsuspecting women out of money through cyber romances.

Australian authorities made more than 52,000 user data requests to tech firms last year, more than any other country except the US.

Facebook's decision to pay $17bn for WhatsApp is truly staggering, but the deal was brokered in fairly ordinary circumstances.

Almost 83,000 people are backing a Facebook campaign to make Highway to Hell the UK Christmas Number One to celebrate 40 years of AC/DC.

So, you’ve spent weeks perfecting your product, finding the right premises, maybe hiring an employee, designing your logo or even website. Now what? All of this is great, but the customers won’t just materialise out of thin air, you have to get out there and grab them in any way ...

A British-Australian man, Gary Tweddle, who went missing in the Blue Mountains has been farewelled at a service in Sydney, with his father paying tribute to those who searched for him.

Australian police have reached a body in the Blue Mountains which they believe to be that of missing British-Australian man Gary Tweddle. The body was found 2km from where the 23-year-old was last seen alive seven weeks ago.

Social network giant Twitter is opening its first corporate offices in Sydney this week, as it seeks to grow its pool of users in Australia.

The Australian Electoral Commission has introduced an online enrolment service in partnership with Facebook that is designed to increase youth participation and engagement in the electoral process ahead of September’s federal election.

The monthly Kiwis in London social event has become a cornerstone event for New Zealanders living in London. This month they have invited their Australian friends along for a night of drinking, music and good times.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | When confronted with nine days of no internet, our honeymooning nomad was forced to reassess the true value of technology.

One Nation founder Pauline Hanson has claimed that she understands the lifestyle of Australia’s “young ones” in a national radio interview that discusses the controversial politician signing up to Facebook in the lead-up to the upcoming federal election.

RIGHT SAID ED | Is it just me or is Twitter all the rage at the moment?

GO HARD OR GO HOME | Through the destruction, violence and despair caused by the recent riots in the UK, there was one thing that brought a smile to my face — seeing all the love being sent from Down Under.