News
Today’s breaking news from South Australia, the nation and abroad. The Queensland Government is seeking a national quarantine overhaul, and has suggested moving returned international travellers from CBD medi-hotels to disused, regional mining camps.
Opinion
Facebook and Twitter temporarily locked Donald Trump’s accounts after a mob he incited stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn an election result. They could have acted earlier, and are complicit in stoking the fire, argues Timothy Graham.
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Google and Facebook face $10 million fines if they don’t follow the rules of Australia’s proposed media code to ensure they pay for news.
Australia’s competition watchdog is closely watching a United States antitrust case against internet search and advertising giant Google, with a US government lawsuit accusing the company of illegally using its market power to fend off rivals.
A government-backed ACCC push to make Google and Facebook pay publishers for Australian news risks backfiring on all parties including consumers, argues Richard Holden. He says that government itself should help subsidise journalism in the interests of democracy.
The ACCC’s move to make social media giants pay for local news content has prompted a Facebook threat to ban news sharing in Australia. There is a better way to address the issue via the system of targeted advertising, argues Damien Spry.
