Tech sector mergers could get more scrutiny
Treasury kicks off merger rules review.
Nov 20 2023 12:44PM
Queensland MP wants eSafety to enforce "criminal post" takedowns
eSafety could force the removal of teens’ carjackings and graffiti posts.
Mar 28 2023 7:00AM
ACCC wants digital platform consumer protection laws
More effort needed to combat scams.
Nov 11 2022 9:16AM
Instagram fixes bug that triggered hours-long outage
Users complained of accounts being suspended.
Nov 1 2022 11:56AM
Ireland fines Instagram a record 405 million euros
Handling of children's data at fault.
Sep 6 2022 11:40AM
Slick new phishing-as-a-service kit emerges
EvilProxy covers accounts with most major brands.
Sep 6 2022 10:25AM
Tech giants face supervisory fee under new EU rules
Annual 0.1 percent of income to cover compliance costs.
Apr 6 2022 11:35AM
George Christensen intros bill to police big tech "censors"
Arming ACMA to crack down on "cancel culture".
Feb 14 2022 11:55AM
Home Affairs says end-to-end encryption is detrimental to public safety
"Not striking the right balance between the benefits and the risks of harm".
Feb 2 2022 6:44AM
US state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids
Investigates whether Meta put profit ahead of safety.
Nov 19 2021 12:39PM
All Facebook sites and services vanish from the Internet
Routes to social network disappear.
Oct 5 2021 6:30AM
Instagram to require users to share their birthday
Amid youth safety push.
Aug 31 2021 6:48AM
Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Over alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
Dec 10 2020 12:22PM
Instagram to collect ages in leap for youth safety, alcohol ads
Will require birthdates from all new users starting on Wednesday.
Dec 5 2019 6:29AM
FTC chairman says Facebook's plan to merge brands may make it harder to split: FT
As FTC probes for antitrust violations.
Aug 20 2019 1:00PM
Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information
Hopes to avoid backlash hitting parent Facebook.
Aug 16 2019 1:00PM
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram glitches affect some users globally
Company said it was working to fix the problem.
Jul 4 2019 6:57AM
Coordinated anti-Trump campaign emerges on Instagram
Tagged 'hatetrump' and 'ihatetrump'.
May 21 2019 6:58AM
Facebook removes 265 'fake accounts' it says linked to Israel
Targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa.
May 17 2019 1:17PM
Australian Electoral Commission boots online blitz to counter fake news
Urges voters to “Stop and Consider”, but not everyone is convinced
Apr 16 2019 7:19AM
