Facebook won’t keep paying Australian media outlets for their content. Are we about to get another news ban?
The news page on Facebook will go, and with it, the flow of money to some Australian media outlets. But will the news content disappear too?
The news page on Facebook will go, and with it, the flow of money to some Australian media outlets. But will the news content disappear too?
A Facebook ban on QAnon may not be the best way to address the fast-growing far-right conspiracy movement.
Facebook is adamant its new “smart glasses” won’t be a privacy nightmare. But it is clearly bidding to normalise the use of wearable tech. And if video Ray-Bans go mainstream, what comes next?
From screenshots, to rival social platforms, to the old-school method of visiting a newspaper’s homepage, there are plenty of ways to get your news fix without clicking on Facebook.
In China, a lot of news happens entirely inside the WeChat platform. Is this the future for Facebook?
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has already switched news off in Canada. Australia could easily be next – here’s what that might lead to.
Facebook pulling the plug on Australian news will cause short-term disruption, but readers and media will recover.
The difference between conspiratorial thinking and believing the official narrative isn’t necessarily as big as you might you think.
Facebook’s decision to ban media organisations from posting links to news articles on the social media giant’s platform comes under a week before Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout begins.
Social media algorithms are akin to a licence to promote junk food or tobacco to children.