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Twitter and Facebook say they have dismantled a state-backed information operation originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.
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Facebook will pay a record $US5 billion ($A7.2 billion) fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and will boost safeguards on user data, the US Federal Trade Commission and the social media company say.
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Instagram users in Australia will no longer be able to see how many ‘likes’ a post has a received under trial changes to “remove pressure” on the digital platform’s users.
US Congress is pressing social media companies on how they plan to handle the threat of deepfake images and videos on their platforms before the 2020 elections.
Facebook has evacuated four buildings and two people are being evaluated for possible exposure to the nerve agent sarin after a package at the company’s Silicon Valley mail facility tested positive for the toxic compound.
If media organisations don’t crack the secret to making money from serious news, local reportage will all but disappear. The answer, argues Malcolm King, lies in re-establishing trust.
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