Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
news.com.au
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Facebook admits it did not act quickly on Erin Molan threats
The world’s biggest social network has admitted it failed to take action to remove threats of murder and rape against an Australian public figure and her young daughter until the police got involved. → Read More
Google blasted by watchdog
Internet giant Google is misusing its dominance of digital advertising in ways that cause “likely harms” to advertisers, publishers and “ultimately consumers” by forcing up prices for all three groups, according to Australia’s competition watchdog. → Read More
Foxtel iQ5: what you need to know
Cable television has long been called that for a reason. And Australia’s biggest provider of it, Foxtel, has been hooking up black boxes to coaxial cable since 1995. → Read More
Foxtel’s new iQ5 box without a cable
AUSTRALIA’S biggest cable TV provider has unveiled a bold plan to cut cable from its latest entertainment device, making the switch to an internet connection alone. → Read More
Subscription scramble: how to take control of your streaming, gaming, delivery subscriptions
It’s surprisingly easy to lose track of your digital subscriptions and find your budget spiralling. → Read More
Australian Facebook users are being targeted in ‘sophisticated’ foreign disinformation campaigns
Australian Facebook users have been targeted in four highly sophisticated, co-ordinated attacks on the platform, including one campaign that sought to spread disinformation about Covid-19 through fake news services, a Senate inquiry heard on Friday. → Read More
Ex Woolworths boss to lead Reddit’s new Australian team in Sydney
The social network known as “the front page of the internet” is moving to Australia. → Read More
Apple iMac 2021 Australian review: The verdict on the new-look iMac
Apple’s made-over iMac looks like it escaped an Instagram shoot. → Read More
Apple Event 2021: What you need to know about Apple’s new iPads, AirTags, Pencils and more
The world’s richest technology company is “spring loaded” and ready to launch a raft of shiny new gadgets in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Australian time. → Read More
Next-generation smart speakers: Would you let a Google gadget watch you sleep?
Australians added another 600,000 smart speakers to their homes last year, putting Alexa, Siri, and Google’s Assistant in lounge rooms, kitchens, home offices and even bathrooms and bedrooms. → Read More
How 4K vision can revolutionise watching TV
There’s a reason Hollywood actors are concerned about the arrival of ultra high-definition content. → Read More
Facebook, Google can be forced to pay for news after media law passes
Australia has become one of the first countries in the world with the power to force tech giants to pay for the news they use, after a controversial law passed in parliament. → Read More
Facebook, Google, TikTok, sign up to misinformation code which is only voluntary
Allowing tech giants to sign a voluntary code to police misinformation and disinformation has been slammed as “pointless and shameless” today, with commentators saying the opt-in conditions would make little difference to false information regularly served up to unknowing social media users in Australia. → Read More
Face-sook: Facebook’s ban on charities, businesses, support groups may continue for days
Facebook’s war on Australians may continue for at least another week despite urgent calls for the company to restore access to vital public safety information, charities, support groups and small businesses on its social network. → Read More
Google may escape tough Australian news laws after a last-minute spending spree
Google may escape world-first laws impacting its search engine after a last-minute spending spree with Australian news outlets this week. → Read More
Google and Facebook win last-minute changes to laws that would see them pay for news
Tech giants Google and Facebook have won a series of last-minute reforms to laws that would see them pay for the news they use in Australia following meetings with government officials and the possibility of more “lucrative” deals with media outlets. → Read More
Google and Facebook will be asked to pay for news in Australia after media bill wins approval
Google and Facebook will almost certainly be forced to pay Australian media organisations for the news they use on their platforms after a Senate Committee yesterday endorsed the country’s proposed media bargaining laws as a way to “safeguard public interest journalism”. → Read More
Google, Facebook versus Australia: what you need to know about the news code, threats and bans
Google is threatening to pull services out of Australia, Facebook is threatening to remove news, and Microsoft wants to use the opportunity to win over Aussie users. → Read More
Google won’t rule out removing Gmail, Maps, YouTube from Australia in Senate questioning
GOOGLE has refused to rule out removing more than just its search engine in Australia, telling a Senate Committee it was still assessing what impact its withdrawal would have on services including Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail in the country. → Read More
Microsoft calls Google’s bluff, saying it would never threaten Australian services, supports laws
Microsoft has called Google’s bluff in Australia, revealing plans to “invest further” in its local search engine in response to Google’s threats to withdraw services from the country. → Read More