Yesterday
Trump orders WeChat, TikTok ban in US
The popular Chinese-owned social media apps will be banned in the United States starting in 45 days after the President called them a 'significant threat' to US security.
This Month
Facebook, Twitter penalise Trump for misleading virus posts
The social media giants took extraordinary action against the US President for spreading coronavirus misinformation after his official and campaign accounts broke their rules.
- Updated
- Heather Kelly
Instagram takes on TikTok with 'Reels' feature
Instagram mimics rising social media star TikTok's short music videos in a move reminiscent of it copying Snapchat stories and filters.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Stop the 'dialogue of the deaf' politics, says Hayne
The former royal commissioner says governments being honest and straightforward about the pandemic have raised trust levels.
- James Eyers
Morrison says no evidence to suggest TikTok should be banned
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia has found no evidence to convince it to follow Donald Trump's lead and ban Chinese-owned social network TikTok.
- Updated
- Donald Trump
TikTok ban set for September 15 without a sale
US President Donald Trump says the US government should get a "substantial portion" of the sale price of the US operations.
- David Shepardson, Jeff Mason and Justin Sink
Burberry opens its first real-world social media store
Luxury brand Burberry has opened a new store in Shenzhen, China, where people can like, share, scan, book and spend through an associated WeChat app.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Florida teenager arrested in massive Twitter hack
A 17-year-old Florida resident faces 30 felony counts for the mid-July hack which took control of accounts including Barack Obama and Elon Musk.
- Rachel Lerman and Hannah Denham
Microsoft said to be in talks to buy TikTok
It's unclear how advanced the talks between Microsoft and TikTok are, but any deal could help alter TikTok's ownership.
- Mike Isaac and Ana Swanson
Why we should press 'delete' on cancel culture
British rapper Ashley 'Dotty' Charles' calls time on Twitter pile-ons in a new book that finds a stretch of neutral ground in the culture wars.
- Hans van Leeuwen
July
How being a Karen can damage your career
The backlash from viral videos is often swift and far-reaching, especially for those in the eye of "Karen" storm.
- Natasha Boddy
What COVID-19 did to influencer marketing
Influencer marketing has depended on highly aspirational content but a health and economic crisis is not the time for selfies on yachts.
- Natasha Gillezeau
US investors try to buy TikTok from Chinese owner
The investors, led by the venture capital firms General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, are in discussions with the US Treasury and other regulators.
- Henny Sender, Arash Massoudi, Miles Kruppa and Hannah Murphy
- Opinion
- National security
Can spooks really clear fake news from a political minefield?
Britain is debating how to fight foreign disinformation operations in election campaigns. But there are risks from getting the intelligence agencies involved.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
TikTok strikes back at talk of bans
TikTok Australia chief Lee Hunter says it is a global company and he does not want the platform used as a 'political football' between China and foreign governments.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Soggy 'scandal' doesn't hold water
Allegations that Barnaby Joyce and Angus Taylor were involved in corrupt water purchases have shadowed both men for years. But the Auditor-General found they don't hold water.
- Aaron Patrick
Please don't take my TikTok away
'Losing it would be like losing a little bit of me': TikTok users are up in arms over threats from the Trump administration to ban the Chinese-owned, video sharing platform.
- Taylor Lorenz
TikTok accused of Black Lives Matter hypocrisy
Indigenous Australian and New Zealand TikTok creators say their content has been blocked and hidden when speaking out against racism, despite the company professing support.
- Natasha Gillezeau
TikTok MD says app does not share user data with Chinese government
TikTok Australia general manager Lee Hunter has pushed back on claims that the social media app poses security risks based on its Chinese ownership.
- Natasha Gillezeau
With India’s TikTok ban, the world’s digital walls grow higher
Censorship and politics are fracturing the global internet, isolating users and industries accustomed to ignoring national borders.
- Raymond Zhong and Kai Schultz
