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We don’t have to value free speech online above the truth

Holding social media platforms to account is not a free speech argument, it’s all about truth, decency and democracy.

Daniel Smith

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Exacerbating fear can cause more danger and division

At some point, we will need a sense of hope that the problem will, in fact, shift from being hopeless.

Lanna Hill

Court In The ActThe fiery court battle between Australia and Elon Musk

Is it possible to bring order to the lawless social media state which X has become under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk? Social media academic Dr Dana McKay discusses on this week’s Court in the Act.

Tim Clarke

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Lambie tells Musk to don ‘big boy pants’ as stoush escalates

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie hit back at Elon Musk after he labelled her an ‘enemy of the people of Australia’ amid his legal stoush with the Australian government over extremist content shared on X.

Remy Varga and Max Corstorphan

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumAustralia’s top cop and spy warn of recalcitrant tech giants

Australia’s top spy and police officer are opening up another front in the stoush with big tech companies, accusing them of failing to obey the laws on encrypted messaging and fanning flames of division.

Katina Curtis

Federal PolitcsPremiumSenator’s ‘appalling’ act escalates Musk row

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has blasted Senator Ralph Babet for sharing the banned video that has ignited a social media war between Elon Musk and the Federal Government

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumAlbo blasts Musk over violent Bondi attacks plastered online

Anthony Albanese says social media must recognise it has a social responsibility too and billionaire owner Elon Musk is wrong to argue orders to remove violent videos impinge on freedom of expression.

Katina Curtis

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Dan Jervis-BardyCommentsPremium
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Musk’s arrogance shows case for social media crackdown

It wasn’t too long ago that politicians were falling over themselves to catch the attention of Elon Musk. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumMPs lash ‘narcissistic billionaires’ owning social media

Australians are fed up with the ‘narcissistic billionaires’ behind social media companies who think they are above the law, senior politicians have declared amid a stoush with Elon Musk’s X.

Katina Curtis

AustraliaElon Musk blasts Federal Government’s Sydney church video take-down

Elon Musk has blasted the online watchdog over claims an order to remove content related to the Sydney church stabbing was ‘unlawful and dangerous’.

Nathan Schmidt

CrimeX to fight Australian watchdog over stabbing content

Elon Musk's social media platform says it will fight an Australian regulator over an order to take down posts after a church bishop was stabbed in Sydney.

Cassandra Morgan and Samantha Lock

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GARY MARTINCommentsPremium
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Arrogant, hubristic leaders a toxic force in modern power

A blend of overbearing self-assurance and a dismissive attitude towards the views of others is not a minor leadership flaw. It is a critical fault line threatening to fracture the bedrock of leadership.

Gary Martin

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Lanna HillComments
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Insta-celebs’ influence wanes as users look for authenticity

It seems Instagram is the new Facebook, as even the Insta-celebrities bemoan the loss of the influence — and income — they once had.

Lanna Hill

BOMBSHELL postComments‘I quit’: Lizzo’s shock announcement leaves fans reeling

US singer Lizzo has told fans in an Instagram post: ‘I'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it.’

Staff Writers

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Donna BatesCommentsPremium
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Meta news dummy spit ‘dangerous and hypocritical’

A potential Facebook news ban opens the door to peddlers of conspiracy theories and misinformation.

Donna Bates

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CEO’s: Get online and show us who you are

Some leaders, typically generation X or older, often view social media as unnecessary. That needs to change.

Lanna Hill

Formula 1 CommentsInternet stars SLAMMED for filming F1 driver in the toilet

A popular Australian social media duo have been lashed online after they filmed and shared a video of a Formula 1 driver urinating. 

TechnologyCommentsPremium‘Bandit’ behaviour: China slams US bill to ban TikTok

China has hit out at the US for bringing in legislation to ban TikTok, accusing it of ‘unjustly’ behaving like a ‘bandit’ as Australia confirms it has no plans to ban the Chinese-owned social media platform. 

Kimberley Caines

SportKerr’s ‘racist remark’ divides social media

Details of the ‘racist remark’ Sam Kerr allegedly said to a UK police officer have sent Aussies into raptures — with some social media users and a politician sticking by the Matildas footballer.

Local governmentPremiumRockingham councillor’s child targeted by vicious trolls

A City of Rockingham councillor’s parenting and child have been the subject of a relentless online trolling campaign.

Rachel Fenner

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The West Australian exclusive
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Lawyers sued over LinkedIn posts after Crown Towers murder

A woman is suing three family lawyers over comments they made in the wake of barrister Alice McShera’s alleged murder at the hands of her ex-partner at Crown Towers last year.

Rebecca Le May

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Megan FrenchCommentsPremium
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It’s time to switch off our Instagram addiction

‘Take a pic or it didn’t happen.’ As a member of Gen Z, it’s almost second nature to prioritise an Instagram post before fully enjoying our own experiences. 

Megan French

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Booted bikie ridicules gang by selling club colours online

Career bikie Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey has become one of the international underworld’s most marked men after publicly ridiculing the powerful Rock Machine gang.

Ben Harvey

‘That’s living’VideoOutback Wrangler star’s post hours after new charges

Just hours after being hit with new charges over the fatal chopper crash that killed his mate, reality TV star Matt Wright has shared footage of his family holiday, saying life ‘doesn’t get better than this’.

Kristin Shorten