Australia’s teen social media ban sparks chaos on day one
Prime minister shrugs off the mess as kids flaunt their workarounds
Australia’s under-16 social media ban had barely landed before the country’s feeds filled with teenagers loudly proving they could dodge it, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to defend the scheme as fair dinkum.
Meta skates past FTC in monopoly fight
Judge bins antitrust bid to break up Facebook parent
A federal judge has tossed the latest swipe from the Federal Trade Commission at Meta, leaving the social networking giant looking rather smug.
Trump charges ‘key money’ on TikTok takeover
Orders sale then demands billions for letting it happen
The Trump administration forced TikTok to change hands in the US and wants a fat fee from the investors who are stepping in to buy it.
Beijing waves stick at Nvidia while dangling TikTok carrot
China reminds Trump it can still make life awkward for US tech
Nvidia finds itself in the firing line as Beijing signals it can squeeze US tech while negotiating a TikTok deal.
China accuses Nvidia of antitrust breach
Regulator drags chipmaker into trade war mess
China has accused Nvidia of violating its antimonopoly law, turning the screw on Washington as the latest round of US-China trade talks wrapped up.
Trump vowed to save TikTok but his deal is collapsing
Deadline looms as China refuses to hand over algorithm
Donald Trump promised he alone could “save TikTok” from a US ban. Months later, the app is still in limbo, and his beautiful big deal is falling apart.
Tech oligarchs consider buying TikTok
Bytedance still involved
A new plan which would keep TikTok available in the US, but under the control of a group of companies including Oracle and Microsoft is being negotiated by the White House.
Trump reprieves TikTok
Gives it time to be flogged to his mates
President Donald Trump swooped in with a last-minute save to the social notworking app TikTok to allow users to see his glorious inauguration ceremony.
Bluesky surges as users flee Elon Musk's X
A million new users since the US election
As the numbers of users at Elon [look at me] Musk’s social notworking site Twitter X have been falling faster than a free-falling elephant without a parachute, numbers at its rival Bluesky have been increasing.
Canada orders TikTok to shut down
Too much Chinese influence manages to anger the Canadians
Canada has instructed TikTok to wind up its business (get it?) within the country, citing potential national security risks posed by the platform and its parent company, ByteDance.