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One of these things is not like the others: why Facebook is beyond our control
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What’s the difference between Google and Facebook?
One difference is that last week Google agreed to pay Australian news outlets for their content in the face...
Facebook has pulled the trigger on news content — and possibly shot itself in the foot
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Facebook on Thursday made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content. The ban includes blocking...
Google’s and Facebook’s loud appeal to users over the news media bargaining code shows a lack of political power
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Over the past few weeks, Google and Facebook have engaged in desperate attempts to avoid regulation under the Australian government’s proposed mandatory news media...
Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways
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Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining...
No, Twitter is not censoring Donald Trump. Free speech is not guaranteed if it harms others
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The recent storming of the US Capitol has led a number of social media platforms to remove President Donald Trump’s account. In...
Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait until there was a riot in the Capitol?
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Amid the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has locked his account, with 88.7...