This Month
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
What Musk’s high-stakes plan to charge for tweeting really means
X, formerly known as Twitter, is charging $US1 a month for New Zealand and Philippines users to post in an experiment that could go global. So what’s Elon thinking now?
- Nick Bonyhady
Elon Musk’s X rolls out annual fee for new users
The $US1 fee for the social network formerly known as Twitter is being rolled out in New Zealand and the Philippines as a test.
- Kelvin Chan
AirAsia chief criticised for shirtless massage photo on LinkedIn
“Got to love Indonesia and AirAsia culture that I can have a massage and do a management meeting,” Tony Fernandes said in the now-deleted post.
- Anthony Palazzo
Australia slaps Elon Musk’s X with a $600,000 fine
The eSafety Commissioner has issued Google an official warning and fined Elon Musk’s X $610,500.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Defamation
How Elon Musk could beat his latest defamation lawsuit
The billionaire is no stranger to the courts when it comes to comments he’s made on social media.
- Stephen Carter
EU extends disinformation warning to Zuckerberg after Hamas attack
Companies that fail to comply with the European Union’s Digital Services Act could face fines as high as 6 per cent of annual revenue or even be banned from the bloc.
- Jillian Deutsch
EU threatens Musk with fines over Israel-Hamas disinformation on X
The EU has warned Elon Musk that there will be consequences if X doesn’t do more to moderate illegal content and disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war.
- Graham Starr
- Exclusive
- Voice to parliament
Facebook whistleblower warns social media is distorting Voice debate
Frances Haugen sensationally went public with concerns about user safety in 2021 and now she says the Voice debate has been influenced by decisions of big platforms.
- Tom McIlroy
Why Linda Yaccarino took on the wildest job in Silicon Valley
Can the chief of the company formerly known as Twitter survive Elon Musk’s chaos and win back advertisers?
- Updated
- Hannah Murphy
Is this the most Gen Z degree ever?
An Irish university is enrolling students for the world’s first bachelor of arts in influencing.
- Maham Javaid
September
Are men obsessed with the Roman Empire? This viral trend suggests so
On TikTok, there’s a phenomenon of females asking males how often they think about the historic period. Try popping the question yourself, go on …
- Rachael Bolton
The power of data: Forget Twitter, the party’s moved to WhatsApp
As Australians lose interest in sharing their opinions on social media platforms, they are instead jumping into group chats.
- Mark Di Stefano
Hate speech doesn’t belong in misinformation laws: TikTok
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute conversely wants the planned laws strengthened, with authorities given power to bar social sites from the country.
- Nick Bonyhady
Being an introvert helped set up this Young Rich Lister to make $1b
Alex Tomic didn’t find university challenging, so he quit. Now he’s worth $125 million and climbing, as the toothpaste-related company he formed with a childhood friend shines bright.
- Julie-anne Sprague
- Opinion
- Opinion
Elon Musk is veering into antisemitism
A disproportionate number of prominent X accounts seem to share its owner’s trollish right-wing persona.
- David French
The most popular museum on YouTube may surprise you
A collection of armoured vehicles on a once-secret military base “in the middle of nowhere” has got more video subscribers than the Louvre.
- Alex Marshall
- Exclusive
- Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Twitter killer’ stalls after launch
Despite a hugely successful launch in July, new data shows only one per cent of Australian phone users are using Instagram’s Threads app each day.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Exclusive
- Style
The influencer with 10m followers and a six-figure waitlist
Anna Paul, a “juggernaut” confounded by her own success, is about to launch her own merchandise line.
- Lauren Sams
Elon Musk reveals Twitter takeover driven by ‘woke mind virus’
Elon Musk was driven to buy Twitter after fearing his transgender daughter had been infected by an “anti-right-wing” mindset common on the platform.
- Susie Coen and David Millward
The most famous woman in men’s tennis
Morgan Riddle is building a career that relies, in part, on how well her boyfriend is doing at work.
- Jessica Testa
