Social media
The luxury consignment stores selling out on Instagram
Purchasing high-end pre-loved clothing via live Instagram auctions provided a retail therapy hit for many during lockdown. It’s not slowing down any time soon.
- by Kerri Sackville
Latest
In trolls and tech giants, Morrison finds an ideal enemy
The Coalition party room has no shortage of MPs with first-hand or family experience of how toxic social media can be. Now the government is making cleaning up the internet part of its pitch to voters.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Conspiracy Theory
Why Bridget Archer is a badass not a victim
The Tasmanian MP’s meeting with the Prime Minister was painted as a story of female weakness, but there’s another interpretation.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Married life with Mark Zuckerberg – and managing Facebook’s billions
Priscilla Chan is determined to share almost all of Facebook’s wealth through philanthropy. Can that act wash away the sins of the Big Tech giant?
- by Kirsty Lang
Opinion
Justice
Exposing online bullies won’t stop social media toxicity
The federal government’s plan to tackle online abuse will not necessarily create a safer environment.
- by Shireen Morris
Opinion
Digital hygiene
The government is trolling us with its ‘anti-troll’ bill
Proposed federal legislation will not make the internet safer, but it will make it harder for regular people to sue if they are defamed on social media.
- by Michael Douglas
Opinion
Now we even outsource our civic life to Facebook. Then why not use the trusty ABC
It’s time we built our own citizens’ digital network - and the national broadcaster is a good place to start.
- by Peter Lewis
Defamation defence offered to tech giants who help ‘unmask’ trolls
Social media companies would be able to avoid liability for the defamatory comments of users in Australia if they revealed the identities of anonymous trolls to complainants.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Lisa Visentin
You built it, you make it safe: PM to tech companies
Scott Morrison has called on big tech companies to make social media safer as he announced a Parliamentary inquiry to look into the impact of social media.
Opinion
Opinion
Defamation isn’t the biggest worry about social media
Despite the Prime Minister saying he wanted his proposed new social media laws “to protect women”, defamation is a tool mostly used by the rich and powerful - especially politicians and especially men.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Opinion
Three things Jack Dorsey’s successor needs to do to turn around Twitter’s fortunes
Jack Dorsey’s stepping aside creates an opportunity for the social media platform to regain its footing, but there is much to be done.
- by Tae Kim