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All attempts to contact the tech giant to solve the issue have fallen on deaf ears.
Police warn parents about fake business asking for videos of children getting ‘slimed’
The person claims it is for a game show - but no such game exists.
Grant Robertson’s digital services tax on Big Tech ‘a drop in the ocean’
Long-dormant flat tax on Google and Facebook's NZ revenue is suddenly back on the agenda.
Who dunnit: Phone booth gifted by late mother stolen
A reward is offered for the return of a stolen phone booth in Northland.
Green Party says 'Kenough' to Barbie, wipes political memes from social media
Green Party removes Barbie memes to “protect Warner Bros’ intellectual property".
Elon Musk to fight Mark Zuckerberg in ‘ancient Roman setting’
Musk wrote that 'everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy.'
Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed
Social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, will show the fight, says Elon Musk.
Meta develops AI chatbots with personas
Financial Times: Facebook owner seeks to seize on AI hype, battle TikTok.
Opinion: People are being scammed and it’s my fault
Opinion: Social media scammers are out of control.
Coffee Club under fire for appearing to sell supermarket-bought cake at massive mark-up
Let them eat cake - at 400 per cent mark up.
The Musk-Zuck ruck: Why we need more white-collar rumbles
OPINION: It's good that office fisticuffs are vanishingly rare.
How Threads holds you hostage: What’s hot and not on the ‘Twitter killer’
Threads aims to be like Twitter, but much better. Is it winning?
Govt considered Google tax to help struggling media companies
Legislation for a model, similar to one operating in Australia, heads to Parliament soon.
Musk v Zuckerberg: Will the Facebook overlord crush Musk on Twitter’s turf?
The battle of the tech billionaires is heating up.
Zuckerberg-Musk rivalry: Meta set to take on Twitter with rival app
Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter.
'Nice outdoor Marie': Man offered drugs for sale online under his own name
Dealer offered LSD on Facebook, claiming the drug could ‘stop retardation’.
Jarden Brief: Meta on a Quest for new VR subscription service
VR attempt to curb the recent trajectory of multi-billion operating loss.
Media superpower: Social media, news platforms set to face new regulations, sparking alarm over free speech
Media companies say press freedom is at risk under proposed new regulations.
Google NZ pays $870m fee to US parent, books $78m local revenue
Facebook NZ follows same trajectory.
Jarden Brief: Meta gets sued, and sharpens axe for huge layoffs
Drama for Facebook parent - as human parents allege social media is creating teen addicts.
Woman fined $13,000 for selling too many cars on Facebook Marketplace
The woman was fined $18,000 for a similar crime in 2016.
Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $2 billion privacy fine.
‘You can’t unsee it’: The content moderators taking on Facebook
Financial Times: They review graphic content so users don’t have to. Now, they are suing.
Voice cloning, an iPhone 'seeing' for you: Rating Apple's new assistive features
Apple previews new features, while Twitter gets a slam.
US social media laws to protect kids create challenges
Financial Times: Patchwork of rules aimed to give parents more control poses challenges.
'Drug debt dishonesty': Marketplace buyers scammed by career crim
A teenager who'd saved his money all summer was one of his victims.
Jarden Brief: Facebook parent Meta Platforms looking to raise $14 billion in bond offering
Meta goes on multibillion-dollar bond quest after beating profit and revenue expectations.
'Execution' murder trial: Witness says victim deceived during final morning of his life
Robert Hart would have been shot at close range, an expert also testified.
Digital wellbeing and travel: What a ‘detox’ might look like on holiday
This study explores what travelling phone-less actually looks like.
'Execution' murder trial: Man shot after being lured to 'fake drug deal' - Crown
Jurors were told a bullet, fired at close range, penetrated Hart's motorcycle helmet.
‘Is this article still available?': How I responded to the scammers on Marketplace
These were fine barstools, but couriering them half a world away seemed a little odd.
Woman reunited with wedding photos, 13 years after losing camera in US river
Did you get married on June 12th 2010 in the Durango area?