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Pressure on tech giants and other corporates to change has been mounting for some time.
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Beauty blogger James Charles has dropped a 40-minute video about the brutal feud.
'Please stop': Feuding star's tearful plea
YouTuber Tati Westbrook has spoken out about her highly public spat with James Charles.
Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home
A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.
Paris summit more than just talk: Ardern
The summit will seek a commitment from tech companies to block violent extremist content.
Revealed: PM saw Christchurch terror video
In preparation for Paris tech summit, PM says she saw Christchurch terror video.
How Youtube star lost 500K fans in one day
Two of the world's biggest beauty bloggers have had a spectacular falling out online.
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.
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.
Comment: Three things PM needs to do about Google and Facebook
COMMENT: A digital expert argues that NZ is being left behind.
Probe into links between accused Christchurch gunman and European far-right groups
The probes concentrate on any money trails leading back to the 28-year-old suspect
YouTuber wants to go to Antarctica to prove Earth is flat
The controversial YouTuber hopes to peek over the edge of the planet.
'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.
Watch: Show-off Lamborghini driver crashes into brick wall
Show-off supercar driver in tears after crashing $500,000 Lamborghini into a tree.
Inside YouTube's struggles to shut down Chch shooting video - and the humans who outsmarted its systems
New re-cut or repackaged version of the video was uploaded to YouTube every second.
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 removed 1.5 million videos within 24 hours of Christchurch attack
It still wasn't able to remove everything.
Comment: Brutal irony of Hollywood cheating scam
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Facebook 'has blood on its hands': academic
Is Mark Zuckerberg's company doing more harm than good?.
Lori Loughlin's daughters drop out after admissions scandal
The daughters of a Hollywood star have quit college after the scandal.
Access cut to footage of alleged killings
Tech companies cut off access to footage of alleged mosque killings
Tech companies scramble to remove Christchurch shooting video
Facebook has drawn criticism for responding slowly to graphic videos in the past.
Social media platforms used like lethal weapons in NZ
COMMENT: The Christchurch massacre should force major platforms to reform.
YouTube scandal: Government departments pull ads
The move follows revelations kids' videos were being targeted with unsavoury comments.
YouTube to ban comments on videos featuring minors
This move comes in response to apparent paedophiles using the comments section.
'Spyware' required for students to access school Wi-Fi
School requires "spyware" as a condition of student access to the school's wi-fi.
Parents warned after Momo 'suicide game' said to appear in YouTube Kids videos
Parents think their child is safe watching Peppa Pig or Fortnite - but they're not.
7yo, multi-millionaire YouTube star lands own TV show
Ryan made $30 million on YouTube last year — but he's just getting started.
Should parents let kids be influencers?
Not long ago many kids aspired to being a children's TV presenter. Times have changed.