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Facebook promises pre-election fake news crackdown

Facebook promises pre-election fake news crackdown

Blocks foreign political ad buys, cranks up crank detector.

Tom Westbrook Apr 7 2019, 8:04AM Finance

Facebook rejects ACCC oversight plan

Facebook rejects ACCC oversight plan

Powerful? Us? Nah - people power is what matters, says social network.

Tom Westbrook Mar 7 2019, 5:28AM Finance

Tonga sent 'back to beginning of the internet' from severed cable

Tonga sent 'back to beginning of the internet' from severed cable

Nation-wide internet outage thought to be caused by ship's anchor.

Tom Westbrook Jan 24 2019, 4:33PM Telco

ACCC wants a regulator for Google, Facebook

ACCC wants a regulator for Google, Facebook

Watchdog calls for internet giants to be kept in check.

Tom Westbrook Dec 10 2018, 4:19PM Digital

Facebook may face class action in Australia

Facebook may face class action in Australia

Sydney-based IMF Bentham may sue over Cambridge Analytica breach.

Tom Westbrook Jul 11 2018, 6:33AM Digital

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