- Analysis
- Social media
The walls are closing in on Mark Zuckerberg
Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg’s nightmare is just starting.
- David Swan
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Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury finds the tech giants were negligent in the design of their apps and failed to warn about their dangers.
- Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen, Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s campaign to ‘disappear’ his criminal past online
After he left jail in 2009, Epstein hired a host of people to make him look better on Google, Wikipedia and many other places on the web.
- Tiffany Hsu and Ken Bensinger
He’s sold 425 million books. She’s won an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy
James Patterson and Viola Davis are new partners in crime, teaming up to write one of the year’s biggest page-turners.
- Richard Jinman
Apple and Google could be forced to remove sexualised apps
The eSafety Commissioner won’t just chase offshore porn companies – she’ll go after the platforms that distribute apps that can expose children to sexually explicit content.
- David Swan
Trump orders military to stop using Claude chatbot in clash over AI safety
World-leading AI start-up Anthropic had sought assurances from the government that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.
- Matt O'Brien and Konstantin Toropin
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- News Bargaining Incentive
Google, Meta take aim at Australian plan for tech giants to pay for journalism
A powerful trade group has branded Australia’s plans to force the tech giants to support local media a “tax” that could breach Australia’s free trade deal with the US.
- John Buckley
Zuckerberg grilled over Meta age limits and youth strategy at social media addiction trial
The Meta CEO was quizzed on key decisions, including a 2015 memo in which he said he wanted to “reverse the teen trend” and “increase time spent by 12 per cent”.
- Madlin Mekelburg and Riley Griffin
‘Billionaire bunker’ blooms as Zuckerberg moves house
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has joined the exodus of the ultrarich out of California seeking to avoid a new “wealth tax” by moving to a luxury private island.
- Lily Shanagher
- Opinion
- World markets
The looming D-Day that has sent shivers through Wall Street
It is becoming apparent that a critical moment for markets may not be too far away.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz