Yesterday
Elon Musk’s X in political advertising push to offset revenue falls
Plans for new political ads team to hit $US100 million in sales ahead of US presidential election are met with industry scepticism.
- Hannah Murphy
This Month
How to steal 25,000 secrets from Facebook
The inside story of how a Wall Street Journal reporter secured one of the biggest leaks of corporate documents in history.
- Jeff Horwitz
Paris Hilton v the Crunchy Tradwives: a modern parenting story
The reality TV star is not so different from many of you, it turns out, as she baulks at changing her child’s nappy.
- Monica Hesse
- Analysis
- The Buzz
‘Nudify’ apps that use AI to undress women are soaring in use
The law is struggling to catch up with the rise in deepfake, non-consensual pornography.
- Margi Murphy
- Opinion
- Opinion
Metaverse a black hole, but Zuckerberg had a surprisingly good year
He renamed Facebook and committed billions of dollars, but he cannot force us to care about the metaverse. Meta’s AI experiment proved more successful.
- Elaine Moore
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Social media is dead, long live messaging
Facebook has announced major upgrades to its messaging apps, which could help it avoid having to moderate content and reduce some of social media’s negative impacts.
- Nick Bonyhady
Is chasing likes on TikTok a good policy for political parties?
Harnessing the hottest memes is proving popular and for some young people it is their only exposure to the nation’s political issues. But is that good for democracy?
- Daniel Chenu
Deepfake TikTok videos reanimate Hamas’ victims
‘Digital resurrections’ are becoming commonplace using AI technology.
- Alexandra Barinka
The lawyers who have a side hustle as influencers
Getting ready for work and posting about it has won a sizeable audience for these professionals.
- Lauren Sams
What is ‘rizz’ - and do you have it?
The Oxford University Press word of the year for 2023 was first coined on social media - and actor Tom Holland admits he’s got no rizz.
- Melissa Twigg
Phone calls have become an intergenerational minefield
Younger people don’t like unsolicited ringing – even from their parents. Here’s why.
- Eleanor Steafel
Meet the ex-Deloitte partner overhauling the IR system
Ex-Deloitte partner Natalie James doesn’t plan to emulate a consulting firm at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, but she refuses to give up some habits.
- Ronald Mizen
November
Musk launches X-rated tirade at advertiser threats
Elon Musk hit out at brands that have pulled their advertising from X after he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
- Kate Conger and Remy Tumin
How your child’s online mistakes could ruin your digital life
Google has a zero-tolerance policy for content showing the abuse of minors. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals.
- Kashmir Hill
X chief Linda Yaccarino resists pressure from advertisers to quit
A groundswell of executives and friends from the advertising industry privately urged the industry veteran to resign to save her reputation.
- Hannah Murphy and Christopher Grimes
Backlash grows over Elon Musk’s antisemitic post
Comcast, Paramount and Warner Bros follow IBM in pulling back from X, formerly Twitter, amid concerns about antisemitic content.
- Dana Hull
IBM pulls ads after Musk supports antisemitic post
X employees are grappling with what to tell advertisers after Elon Musk’s comments that were seen as antisemitic.
- Updated
- Ryan Mac
Austria or Australia? The truth behind the viral internet meme
Pictures of a facility at Salzburg airport for wayward travellers who got their destinations crossed have been all over social media, but it’s fake news.
- The Associated Press
Government claims ‘seismic’ week for AI development
With the White House, China and Big Tech all signed onto a more careful approach to AI risks, Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has some wind in his sails.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Elon Musk warns AI bots will swamp social media
At a summit in London, the X owner’s dystopian warnings on AI came leavened with a vision of a future where nobody has to work.
- Hans van Leeuwen
