Letters
Letters
Political leaders’ failure to report allows cycle to continue
Political leaders should also be held to account for their failure to report potential criminal activities within their bailiwick.
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Opinion
Social media
Facebook banned my perfectly harmless article - and I think I know why
In recent months, Facebook has taken to labelling as fake, or removing altogether, a number of stunningly inoffensive pieces.
- by Daniel Hannan
Internet blackouts: The deadly consequences of state control tactic
Technology expert warns communication shutdowns are ‘more prevalent than previously thought’.
- by Roland Oliphant and Thompson Chau
Opinion
Social media
Social media censorship promotes a mean view of humanity
Despite prevailing fears of the potential damage wrought by free speech, we aren’t all one edgy meme away from becoming Nazis.
- by Matthew Sini
Social media chatter skyrockets among Australian ‘anti-vax’ groups
But researchers monitoring online platforms for the federal government say they are hopeful that in the future social media can help normalise the vaccinations as more Australians receive the jab.
- by Aisha Dow and Melissa Cunningham
Facebook settles $US650m privacy lawsuit
A judge approved the deal in a 2015 Illinois class action involving nearly 1.6 million Facebook users.
Opinion
Vaccination
Truth is at stake in the great vaccine debate
The falsehood we must urgently eradicate is that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines aren’t safe or effective despite their approval for use in Australia, Europe and elsewhere.
- by Julie Szego
Why Facebook accepted Australia’s request
Silicon Valley billionaire Mark Zuckerberg had to choose whether to take a deal or go to war. He took the deal.
- by David Crowe and Zoe Samios
‘Just deleted my account’: readers respond to Facebook’s news ban in Australia
Many readers support the media companies’ push for recompense for use of their content. Others, however, questioned why the government and media companies were demanding the social media companies pay up.
- by Orietta Guerrera
Opinion
Media bargaining code
Mark Zuckerberg made a big mistake in picking Aussie fight
This could be a disaster Mr Zuckerberg lives to regret. Facebook’s response to Australia’s proposed law to pay for news content may prompt others to stand up to the tech giant.
- by Robin Pagnamenta
India imposes new rules on Facebook, WhatsApp
Facebook faced a global backlash last week after it blocked news feeds in Australia in a dispute with the government over revenue-sharing.
- by Sankalp Phartiyal and Aditya Kalra