Linda Reynolds sues Brittany Higgins for defamation over Instagram post
The Liberal senator has made good on her threat to sue for defamation over a social media post accusing her of harassment.
- by Jesinta Burton
Latest
The Australian social media stars winning famous friends and influencing millions
Melbourne brothers Luke and Scott O’Halloran – known as Luke and Sassy Scott – are among the millions of Australians riding the lucrative social media wave.
- by Luke Dennehy and Calum Jaspan
Exclusive
Matildas
FIFA deletes Matildas fans’ World Cup videos from social media
Football fans have had their social media footage taken down after copyright complaints by football’s governing body.
- by Ben Cubby
Let’s have some self-respect and not fall for celebrity group pictures
This is the modern-day “last supper” image? People, please.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Social media
How’s my social media life? Complicated, but I’m picking up the Threads
I was so proud of myself when I quit Twitter. But now, irrationally, I’ve signed up to Mark Zuckerberg’s rival version. What’s wrong with me?
- by Jan Fran
Tech giants warn new ‘fake news’ rules could limit free speech
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says it has concerns new legislation designed to limit the spread of online misinformation could be abused.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Social media
Hit app Threads is intoxicating – it offers the internet we were promised
I may be experiencing the early rush of a product designed for addiction, but Meta’s new Twitter killing app seems like a salve to the awful things on social media.
- by Jordan Guiao
Meta launches rival app Threads – how does it stack up against Twitter?
The arrival of a new social media app has set the internet atwitter, and with more than a billion Instagram users already set up to use it, Threads could pose a serious threat to Twitter.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Social media
Musk has more to worry about than cage fight with Zuckerberg
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg’s new messaging service, Threads, goes live on Thursday – taking the fight directly to Elon Musk’s Twitter.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Social media
Why Twitter’s daily view limit could be another nail in its coffin
Elon Musk has announced that some users will only be able to see 600 posts per day before Twitter cuts them off.
- by Tim Biggs
Instagram gears up to launch Twitter rival this week
It’s the latest salvo in the battle of the social media giants, with the Facebook-owned networking app seeking to take advantage of Twitter’s problems since it was taken over by Elon Musk.
- by Sarah Frier