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Competition Watchdog Takes On Google And Facebook
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is pressuring Google and Facebook to…
Are We Cool With The COVIDSafe App?
Piers discusses the Australian Government’s new COVIDSafe app with digital marketer Michael…
PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association
In a blow to Facebook’s nascent Libra crypto project, online payments giant…
Firefox Comes Standard With Ad Blocking
Version 69.0 of the popular browser has enhanced tracking protection, which significantly…
Facebook Zealots Likened To Drug Addicts
A recent Michigan State University study published in the Journal of Behavioural…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Australian Lawmakers Focus On US Tech Giants
The Feds are moving to clamp down on Google and Facebook –…
The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
Search engine DuckDuckGo proposes a new law which would compel big internet…
Facebook Calls For Global, Unified Regulation Of Social Media
The lawless wild west internet has failed. Now is the time to…
Can Viral Extremism Be Stopped?
In the wake of the Christchurch massacre, law makers around the world…
UK Parliament Demands Tough Regulation Of Social Media
The Disinformation and ‘Fake News’ Final Report has been published on parliament.uk.…
Stanford Study Shows Enduring Benefits Of Quitting Facebook
2844 people were surveyed after giving up Facebook for a month. Many…
US Senate Report Details Russian Pro-Trump Disinformation Campaign
How Russia’s extended assault on US democracy used computational propaganda to mislead…
Changing Usage Of Facebook
A survey of British school kids showed that 63% would be happy…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 31/7/18
Our weekly news round-up: The world’s first trillion dollar companies; Facebook and…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 24/7/18
Our weekly news round-up: Another data scandal hits Facebook; Big update for…
Europe’s New GDPR Privacy Rules
If you’ve received updated terms of service emails lately from the likes…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 22/5/18
Our weekly news round-up: Old data from Galileo spacecraft reexamined to confirm…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 24/4/18
Our weekly news round-up: TESS exoplanet hunter successfully launched toward unusual lunar…
The Zuck Faces Congress (and how to de-stress from Facebook)
A Queensland University study finds that limiting time on Facebook reduces levels…
The Trouble With Facebook
The social network stands accused of allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 6/3/18
Our weekly news round-up: US schools fitting bullet proof student shelters in…
Russia’s Influence In The Election Of Donald Trump
With 13 Russians and 3 organisations charged with alleged interference, the spotlight…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 21/11/17
Our weekly news round-up: Scientists message ET and ask for a reply…
Facebook Hears Your Words, Then Serves Targeted Ads
The social network already knows so much about you. With sophisticated AI,…
Ready For Skynet?
Terminator 2 director James Cameron worries that reality is catching up to…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 27/6/17
Our weekly news round-up: Gmail will no longer be scanned to serve…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 13/6/17
Our weekly news round-up: Morocco fossil discovery suggests that as a species,…
Britain’s PM Blames Social Media Giants For ‘Enabling’ Terrorism
Theresa May proposes that an industry-wide levy be charged to multinationals to…
British And US Democracy Falls Victim To Data Miners
Were the outcomes of the Brexit referendum and the US presidential election…
A Facebook Reckoning In The Wind?
The social titan faces a groundswell of concern over the super granular…
Is Facebook Turning You Into An Idiot?
Life after Facebook? A Bridge Ratings study finds more and more of…
The Growing Problem Of Fake News
Manipulated news dissemination is getting easier as confidence erodes in mainstream media…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 8/11/16
Our weekly news round-up: A billion mobiles on Facebook; Road rage on…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 6/09/16
Our weekly news round-up: Juno reveals Jupiter’s north pole; Dropbox data breach;…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 30/08/16
Our weekly news round-up: Serious iOS malware attack prompts Apple OS update…
The Enormous Responsibility Of Being Facebook
Social network criticised for influencing US election amid allegations of dodging tax.
Podcasting Services Compared
As Sydney upstart Whooshkaa lands a deal with Facebook, we look at…
Weekly News From Beyond Infinity 29/03/16
Our weekly news round-up: Apple’s iOS 9.3 update; Facebook’s ‘Safety Check’ debacle;…
Dreaded ‘Error 53’ Message Resolved
Apple bows to customer pressure with an iOS update to address instances…
How To Manage A Break-Up Online
Several apps, websites and auction services aim to streamline the process of…
Apple’s Best iPhone App Of 2015 Is Periscope
The live video streaming service wins a prestigious award from Apple.
Facebook Embraces Live Streaming
The ability to broadcast video in real time from a smart phone…
Does Facebook Make You Unhappy?
A study by Copenhagen’s Happiness Research Institute finds giving up Facebook leads…
Russian Selfies
Russian fascination with taking risky selfies prompts a dire warning from police.
Blaming, Naming and Shaming – on FaceBook
Things can go horribly wrong when people jump to conclusions, take the…
Implications of Facebook’s Social Experiment
FaceBook conducts a controversial ‘social experiment’ on its users. Suggests that emotions…
Backlash To Facebook Experiment
Some people were none too happy with what FaceBook did behind their…