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Why Facebook could face serious consequences over news ban

19 Feb 2021

Facebook’s botched takedown of content publishers yesterday will likely have serious reputational and commercial consequences for the social media platform, says UNSW Business School’s Rob Nicholls.

Vital Signs: Google shouldn't subsidise journalism, but the government could

25 Sep 2020

Making Google and Facebook pay Australian news publishers might be good politics, but it is odd economics.

If Facebook really pulls news from its Australian sites, we'll have a much less compelling product

02 Sep 2020

Facebook says it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force tech giants to pay for news becomes law.

In a world first, Australia plans to force Facebook and Google to pay for news (but ABC and SBS miss out)

03 Aug 2020

If the ACCC takes one of the tech giants to court for breach of the code, the penalty could be more than $10 million.

Five common social media myths busted

12 May 2020

A disclaimer in your social media profile, ‘retweet doesn’t mean endorsement’ will not protect you from possible prosecution, warns UNSW Law expert.

No more negotiating: new rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news

21 Apr 2020

As news media revenues tumble still further amid the COVID-19 recession, the government has pledged mandatory rules to force tech giants to pay for using news content.

Australia's privacy watchdog is taking Facebook to court. It's a good start

12 Mar 2020

Five years ago, Facebook gave away personal data of more than 300,000 Australians. They're about to have their day in court.

It’s time to let the truth get in the way of a good fake news story

02 Mar 2020

From hashtags to deepfakes, Dr Cameron Edmond from the UNSW Faculty of Art & Design addresses how to navigate the murky waters of online misinformation.

Protect yourself and your content on social media

16 Dec 2019

UNSW's Dr Kathy Bowrey, Professor in the Faculty of Law provides tips on how to protect yourself and your content on social media.

Libra isn't dead yet – the killer blow will come from governments

28 Oct 2019

The stage is set for central banks seeking to pull the rug from under Libra by issuing their own digital currencies.

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