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Political Roundup: Budget 'hack' scandal reveals big accountability problems
COMMENT: Can we trust government departments? Can we trust Treasury not to lie to us?
Google's shadow work force: Temps who outnumber full-time employees
New York Times: Google's increasing reliance on temps and contractors has some worried.
Editorial: Christchurch Call and corporate conscience
Pressure on tech giants and other corporates to change has been mounting for some time.
Three owner posts $5.5m loss for full year
MediaWorks has narrowed its losses from last year.
Huawei could be stripped of Google services after US ban
Chinese tech giant risks losing its global smartphone sales following the Google move.
Google has been recording all your purchases for years
A secret feature has been discovered - and there is no easy way to turn it off.
Paris summit more than just talk: Ardern
The summit will seek a commitment from tech companies to block violent extremist content.
Zuckerberg, Trump to snub Ardern's Paris summit
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and US President Donald Trump won't be at the Paris summit.
Ardern v Facebook: PM urged to tame extreme web content
"None imagined a Prime Minister... armed with... the support of an outraged nation".
Core group of world leaders to attend Jacinda Ardern-led Paris summit
PM hoping for a global initiative to stop terrorist content on social media platforms.
Ardern hopes to work 'collaboratively' with Zuckerberg in Paris
Ardern hopes she and the Facebook founder can work collaboratively in Paris next month.
As Ardern preps social media crackdown, gunman's video reappears
39 days on, social media sites still struggling to stamp out copies of gunman's video.
Social media crackdown: How NZ leading global charge
Netsafe boss backs the Prime Minister in saying global response to social media is ideal.
Advertisers call for Govt to take lead on social media standards
Lack of change by Facebook month after Christchurch attacks unacceptable, say advertisers.
P&G puts ad platforms like Facebook, Google on notice
P&G spends billions of dolars on marketing every year.
Comment: Three things PM needs to do about Google and Facebook
COMMENT: A digital expert argues that NZ is being left behind.
Accounting body warns against Google tax
Expert says NZ should drop its plan to try and tax borderless digital economy firms.
Coroner dismisses traffic-delay evidence
Coroner finds Zachary Gravatt would probably have died even if doctor returned sooner.
YouTube executives ignored warnings, let toxic videos run rampant
A Bloomberg investigation looks at how YouTube allowed toxic content to fester for years.
Former US ad man calls for Zuckerberg's resignation
What will it take to change Facebook? Two experts weigh in.
'Still more work to do' – Ardern on Facebook's crackdown on white nationalism
Ardern says Facebook's steps were positive but stressed more needs to be done.
Action on social media expected from Government
As other countries act against social media platforms, Government considers options.
'Florida man' game sweeping social media
Latest viral internet game allows you to find your Florida man spirit animal.
Amazon to launch mobile ads, threatening Google and Facebook
Amazon is moving in on space dominated by Facebook and Google.
Europe slaps Google with $2.5 billion fine
Europe's regulators have stopped being soft on tech giants.
Major Kiwi companies pulling ads from Facebook and Google
Corporate New Zealand is flexing its financial muscle.
Could it happen again? Facebook, YouTube & Twitter's response falls short
The big three are refusing to detail any changes - or even if they're considering them.
Facebook 'has blood on its hands': academic
Is Mark Zuckerberg's company doing more harm than good?.
Access cut to footage of alleged killings
Tech companies cut off access to footage of alleged mosque killings
Think Google is free? This is how much NZ pays for it
This from a company that reported a tax bill of only $392,000 last year.
YouTube to ban comments on videos featuring minors
This move comes in response to apparent paedophiles using the comments section.
Paul Little: Why would Google change now?
It has been proposed Facebook and Google should pay tax on the money they earn from NZ.
Explainer: How digital services tax will effect offshore tech giants
A look at what a digital services tax for internet companies could look like in NZ.