Thirteen is too young to be on social media. We have an idea to fix that

Thirteen is too young to be on social media. We have an idea to fix that

At present,there is no minimum age requirement under Australian law to access social media. That needs to change.

  • byMichael'Wippa'Wipfli

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Israel targets Americans with fake accounts to support Gaza war

Israel targets Americans with fake accounts to support Gaza war

The operation is the first documented case of the Israeli government’s organising a campaign to influence the US government,social media experts said.

  • bySheera Frenkel
News Corp boss defends $376m AI deal amid looming job cuts

News Corp boss defends $376m AI deal amid looming job cuts

Michael Miller rebuked the likes of Facebook,X and TikTok for refusing to subscribe to Australian rules and values.

  • byCalum Jaspan andOlivia Ireland
Unhappy birthday to me:How Facebook ruined my big day

Unhappy birthday to me:How Facebook ruined my big day

The decline of Facebook means no one knows it’s your birthday any more which means I don’t get to hear from people I almost never think about.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Is the Ray-Ban Meta mash-up worth putting on your face?
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Gadgets

Is the Ray-Ban Meta mash-up worth putting on your face?

Meta and Ray-Ban’s smart glasses put cameras,microphones,speakers and a little bit of AI into an object you would probably be wearing anyway.

  • byTim Biggs
Brisbane Marathon competitors fear running into transport trouble

Brisbane Marathon competitors fear running into transport trouble

Runners are being warned to leave extra time for travel to and from June’s Brisbane Marathon,with trains not running that weekend due to track work.

  • byNick Dent
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I’ve seen what a Facebook news ban looks like – more Clive Palmer and Peta Credlin

I’ve seen what a Facebook news ban looks like – more Clive Palmer and Peta Credlin

The Canadian experience offers lessons on the consequences of Facebook’s coming news ban in Australia. Reputable media are blocked but “news-ish” content and “media personalities” are thriving.

  • byElise Thomas
‘Vast power of censorship’:Robert F Kennedy jnr sues Meta,claiming election interference

‘Vast power of censorship’:Robert F Kennedy jnr sues Meta,claiming election interference

The lawsuit said Meta began censoring the video about Kennedy “within minutes” of it going live on May 5 before restoring it.

  • byStephanie Kelly
Picking fights with social media giants seems to be ending in tears
Opinion
Elon Musk

Picking fights with social media giants seems to be ending in tears

Australia’s government and regulators have plenty of allies in their attempts to rein in the behaviour of platform owners – but it’s just not that easy.

  • byElizabeth Knight
She’s never had a job interview or a CV,but Indy Clinton’s career is soaring

She’s never had a job interview or a CV,but Indy Clinton’s career is soaring

She was already “Instagram famous” by age 16,but it was becoming a mother almost four years ago that propelled the social media creator to star status.

  • byGenevieve Quigley
Musk widens legal fight with Australia as Labor pushes social media probe

Musk widens legal fight with Australia as Labor pushes social media probe

Elon Musk’s company has launched a case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to test the merits of the eSafety Commissioner’s order to remove church stabbing videos.

  • byPaul Sakkal