Fake news still has a home on Facebook
New York Times: Renowned “liberal troll” who posts falsehoods to Facebook is thriving.
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MP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining bill
The minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.
Man dragged 30m by car after woman dupes him in Facebook Marketplace deal
Lian Hunia had no intention of handing over any money for the iPhone the man was selling.
Kabosu, the 'doge' behind dogecoin, dies at 18
Millions of fans, including Elon Musk, have been moved by the news of Kabosu's death.
‘Facebook probably knows I sell drugs’ Social media threatens future prospects
OPINION: Social media is used to sell drugs all over the world and NZ is just as guilty.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s $282 billion midlife crisis
Times: Meta founder just turned 40. What does middle age have in store for the whizz-kid?
NZ Herald’s Facebook page: Why comments are sometimes turned off
We're proud to host readers' opinions - but we're not here for trolls and pile-ons.
'You owe these people': Online scammer will take 11 years to repay his victims $8700
Paul Sutton can only afford to make repayments of $15 a week.
Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax
Changes are afoot. An academic is sceptical about one approach, and favours another.
The tragic fate of the family behind the ‘dress that broke the internet’
The man behind 'that' dress has now pleaded guilty to endangering his wife’s life.
Facebook NZ revenue flat at $9m as $157m goes to Ireland
Tech giant's local reported revenue remains tiny - and it paid just $1.3m in income tax.
A touch of Egypt in Auckland: What's behind this rooftop film set?
Who's behind the ziggurat on an inner-city gym rooftop?
Tech Insider: Some leaders want to ban TikTok, some love it - and some do both at the same time
Will the US follow through with its TikTok ban? What's the situation in NZ?
Microsoft profit up 20% amid AI push, Google parent pays first dividend
Pair soar where Meta struggled.
Teen's suicide: Harrowing sextortion texts revealed in Kiwi reporter's investigation
Media Insider: Meta introducing technology to blur IG nudes; Media firms eye fee relief.
Meta unveils less ‘sanctimonious’ AI model as tech rivalry heats up
Financial Times: Facebook parent claims Llama 3 takes step to human-level intelligence.
Meta changes could stifle democracy
'A chilling effect on politics' - what Meta's latest policy means for democracy.
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
New York Times: OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their rules.
Swindler dupes woman in her 90s into thinking she’d won $350,000 lottery on Facebook
Robert Sands, who hoodwinked two businesses, claims he also was caught up in a scam.
How Big Tech is winning the AI talent war
Financial Times: Microsoft’s move latest sign huge firms are scooping up expertise.
How Anna Mowbray chose her AI partner for latest start-up
Zuru cofounder weighed AI options from Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google.
'If you’re reading this I have died': Young woman announces her own death in heartbreaking post
The 25-year-old shared a poignant message to her fiancé after her death.
Melissa Lee defends pulling out of pre-booked interviews, says they would have been 'boring'
Last week, the minister cancelled chats with NZME's Media Insider and RNZ's Mediawatch.
Big American tech profits from Temu marketing blitz
New York Times: A full 10 per cent of Facebook's revenue now comes from Temu. Here's why.
Will Big Tech agree to play by Europe’s rules?
Financial Times: Is the deadline for new competition rules too little, too late?
Can you log in? Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage
Many social media users in New Zealand have also been affected.
Juha Saarinen: A farewell to this tech column
OPINION: How the social internet algorithmically turned itself into junk.
'For our Pacific parents, it's not just a place to share a random status'
"It's not unusual to attend a Samoan funeral and see an aunty going live on Facebook."
Australia looks at forcing Facebook to do deals with news media outlets
Facebook’s parent company said today it would not renew commercial deals with publishers.
Gregor Paul: NZR+ and the future of rugby content
NZR+ fell short of its growth targets but has taken steps to reshape its strategy.
Public urged not to accept scam livestream links to MP's funeral
A Facebook page is offering a hoax livestream of Green MP's funeral.
Mum pleads for understanding over adult son's screaming bouts
“Pachygyria patients ... may have difficulty controlling some behaviours."
'So happy': Facebook Lost & Found group finds stolen lab notes
'I can’t describe how relieved I was.'
Franz is taking recovery one step at a time - all along SH1
Franz Oliver Lindsay hopes to raise awareness of the perils of addictions.