Mark Zuckerberg proposes ‘thoughtful reform’ of Section 230 laws on user posts – but insists Facebook should NOT be held accountable if they fail to delete damaging material In testimony prepared for a congressional hearing on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps for ‘thoughtful reform’ for the Section 230 law He acknowledged calls from lawmakers … Read more
Nick Clegg was today blasted for a ‘bizarre’, ‘patronising’ and ‘disingenuous’ rant about Facebook’s war with Australia over paying for news content. The former deputy PM, now vice president of global affairs at the tech giant on a reputed seven-figure salary, moaned its position had been ‘misunderstood’ in an extraordinary blog posted on an official site. … Read more
The Australian government has been accused of backing down to Mark Zuckerberg by watering down new laws to regulate big tech in response to Facebook’s news ban. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young roasted Treasurer Josh Fryderberg, telling Parliament: ‘The government has buckled here. ‘You’ve blinked, you weakened the power the minister has because Facebook bullied you. … Read more
Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei – A human rights advocate who works on women’s rights, media freedom and access to information issues across Africa at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa. Evelyn Aswad – A University of Oklahoma College of Law professor who formerly served as a senior State Department lawyer and specializes in the application … Read more
How do you ‘unfriend’ a whole country? The giant Facebook conglomerate has found the answer. Never mind that Australia is a key Western ally with a democratically elected government. Facebook has simply turned its face against the Australian public and is censoring what they can see in a dispute over who pays for news. No doubt … Read more
Emergency services that provide Australians with news about Covid-19, bushfires and where to go for domestic violence help are among the vital Facebook pages which have been scrapped by the foreign-owned social media giant. Even the Bureau of Meteorology’s Facebook page has been pulled by the US-based Big Tech company, along with crucial health information … Read more
Scott Morrison has taken to his huge Facebook following to slam the tech giant for banning Australians from accessing news on its platform. The US social media giant has infuriated Australians after blocking them from reading and sharing local news in response to a world-first law to make tech giants pay media companies for the … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook claims Facebook’s personalized ads cause ‘violence and polarization’ in the latest round of the Silicon Valley battle over privacy Cook was speaking at a virtual conference out of Brussels on Thursday He has long criticized the use of targeted advertising which Facebook and millions of other businesses – large and small … Read more
Facebook’s profits increased by 53 per cent last year compared to 2019, as the tech giant benefited from more people being at home during the pandemic and saw an increase in use of their platforms. Mark Zuckerberg, however, is sounding the alarm about forthcoming changes from Apple that could threaten Facebook. Facebook’s results for the … Read more
Facebook’s profits increased by 53 per cent last year compared to 2019, as the tech giant benefitted from more people being at home during the pandemic and saw an increase in use of their platforms. Their results for the final quarter of 2020, reported on Wednesday, came as Apple announced that it too had had … Read more