PM slams ‘arrogant’ social media giants over child safety

PM slams ‘arrogant’ social media giants over child safety

Meta representatives told a parliamentary hearing on Friday that social media provides “tremendous benefits” to children.

  • byMike Foley

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‘Like dealing with Big Tobacco in the 70s’:Meta denies teen problems

‘Like dealing with Big Tobacco in the 70s’:Meta denies teen problems

At a parliamentary hearing,Meta executives confirmed the company was considering removing news links from its platforms if the government forced it to pay for Australian journalism.

  • byPaul Sakkal
A teen social media ban will drive them to secrecy – that’s exactly what predators want

A teen social media ban will drive them to secrecy – that’s exactly what predators want

Teenagers by nature strive to find a way to engage in whatever their parents try to ban. They’re not pet dogs. They will get over fences.

  • bySonia Orchard
Jobs on the line as media chiefs unite in stinging rebuke of Meta

Jobs on the line as media chiefs unite in stinging rebuke of Meta

The bosses of Nine,News Corp and Seven West Media have called for a potential ban on Facebook if parent company Meta fails to comply with local laws and values.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Facebook,Instagram are using your data – and you can’t opt out
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Facebook,Instagram are using your data – and you can’t opt out

If you’re one of the millions of Australians using Facebook or Instagram,Meta is using your data to train its AI – and unlike people in the European Union,you can’t stop them.

  • byDavid Swan
Snezana Wood’s love story defies the reality dating show odds

Snezana Wood’s love story defies the reality dating show odds

She was a 34-year-old single mother when she went on The Bachelor and captured the heart of Sam Wood. Nine years on,the couple is still going strong.

  • byJane Rocca
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Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further
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Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further

The Coalition says,if elected,it will push for laws forcing social media platforms to check users’ ages before creating new accounts. Meta is already doing it for some.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Australians average 13.3 sexual partners in a lifetime. That doesn’t seem like many to me

Australians average 13.3 sexual partners in a lifetime. That doesn’t seem like many to me

We have the world’s second-highest average for sexual partners,but the war terminology young men are using to describe their “number” concerns me.

  • byLaura Roscioli
A letter to my sister before the arrival of her first baby

A letter to my sister before the arrival of her first baby

Motherhood is overwhelming in its abundance – an abundance of love so powerful it can break down doors and an abundance of fear that any number of things could go wrong.

  • byJamila Rizvi
‘Of course I make an effort with how I look’:Elizabeth Hurley at 58

‘Of course I make an effort with how I look’:Elizabeth Hurley at 58

As bold in life as she is in fashion,the actor talks glamour,loss and how working with son Damian strengthened their bond.

  • bySarah Bailey
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