‘We are sorry’:Senior Facebook exec apologises for blocking health,emergency sites
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‘We are sorry’:Senior Facebook exec apologises for blocking health,emergency sites

A senior Facebook executive has apologised for blocking health and emergency services pages but signalled the social media giant will not back down in a dispute with the government.

  • byZoe Samios

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Facebook flexes its muscles but will Australia flinch?

Facebook flexes its muscles but will Australia flinch?

In this episode of Please Explain national editor Tory Maguire and media and telecommunications journalist Zoe Samios talk through Facebook’s spectacular throwdown.

  • byTory Maguire
Facebook’s devastating display of defiance is vintage Zuckerberg

Facebook’s devastating display of defiance is vintage Zuckerberg

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and his cohorts have repeatedly shown they do not mind a scrap. But this may be their biggest fight yet.

  • byJohn McDuling
Media bargaining code will entrench Murdoch empire’s dominance:Rudd

Media bargaining code will entrench Murdoch empire’s dominance:Rudd

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd used an appearance at a Senate inquiry to compare Facebook’s news ban to the dominance of News Corp in the print media market.

  • byLisa Visentin
How you farewell a Facebook account. And what you can do next

How you farewell a Facebook account. And what you can do next

If the lack of news is a deal-breaker for your use of Facebook,how can you delete your account – and what are the consequences?

  • byTim Biggs
We are about to get an idea about just how powerful Facebook is

We are about to get an idea about just how powerful Facebook is

The world is watching to see who will land the knockout blow in the dispute between Facebook and Australia.

  • byLaurence Dodds
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‘Don’t let them bully you’:British MPs urge Australians to stand firm against Facebook blackout

‘Don’t let them bully you’:British MPs urge Australians to stand firm against Facebook blackout

The Chair of the Commons Digital,Culture,Media and Sport Committee has urged Australians not to let Facebook bully them,warning the social media giant will only bully the rest of the world if they get away with it.

  • byLatika Bourke
Facebook stalling on child abuse image risk:eSafety Commissioner

Facebook stalling on child abuse image risk:eSafety Commissioner

The commissioner fears a planned change to the company’s Messenger app will make it harder for authorities to find and stop images of abuse.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Facebook’s ‘ambush’ of Australian sites could place people in danger,experts say

Facebook’s ‘ambush’ of Australian sites could place people in danger,experts say

The unprecedented move by Facebook to shutter social media sites could have hindered the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and people seeking help to escape violence.

  • byFelicity Caldwell andStuart Layt
‘We will not be intimidated’:PM takes Facebook fight to India and the world

‘We will not be intimidated’:PM takes Facebook fight to India and the world

Global leaders will be asked to back Australia in a fight with Facebook after the social media giant silenced news,health and emergency services in a bid to halt a federal law.

  • byDavid Crowe andLisa Visentin
Facebook news ban hits emergency services and government health departments

Facebook news ban hits emergency services and government health departments

Dozens of major health,corporate,sporting and charity Facebook pages have been blocked after being caught up in the social media giant’s decision to ban news publishers.

  • byJosh Dye andAmelia McGuire