‘Social Shopping’ Costing Aussies $16bn A Year
A new era of “social shopping” is burning a hole in Aussie pockets, with the national bill totalling more than $16 billion... Read More
Facebook Hides ‘Likes’ In Oz Test
SYDNEY: Facebook is using Australia as the proving ground to test hiding “likes”, in a bid for the giant to curb negative... Read More
Nine Slam Facebook, Google “Free-Riding”
Nine has used the ACCC’s digital platform regulation recommendations to slam Google and Facebook, claiming they’ve placed publishers in financial pressure whilst... Read More
Facebook Suspends Tens Of Thousands Of Apps
Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of the company’s ongoing app developer investigation that began in March 2018... Read More
Labor Demands Facebook Probe Into Election Ads
Labor has urged Parliament’s joint standing committee on electoral matters to investigate social media giant Facebook for refusing to take down fake... Read More
Researchers Warn Smart Devices Send Personal Data To Netflix, Facebook
Sensitive information harvested from consumers from smart devices is being sent to big technology companies such as Facebook, Amazon and Netflix. Internet-connected... Read More
Big Tech Should Not Be Broken Up Says Gates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes it is extremely misguided to break up Big Tech, telling Bloomberg that it would be much better... Read More
Google Joins Facebook To Pan ACCC Inquiry
Google has joined Facebook to pan the ACCC’s digital platforms inquiry, voicing concerns with regulation recommendations including intervention of the Android smartphone... Read More
Facebook & Ray-Ban Team Up For AR Wearables
Facebook has partnered with eyewear brand Luxottica (makers of Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses) to bring the social media giant’s augmented reality glasses... Read More
Amazon Denies Search Engine Profit Bias
E-commerce giant, Amazon, has rejected allegations its search engine was secretly changed to favour more profitable products, contrary to sources who worked... Read More