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Josh Butler

@joshbutler
14 posts
2025-12-03
Google has savaged the federal government's under-16s social media ban, claiming the law “won't keep teens safer online” and “fundamentally misunderstands” how children use the internet Youtube will sign out under-16s from December 10 https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]
2025-12-03 View on X
Bloomberg

YouTube says it will comply with Australia's social media ban for under-16s, after rejecting its inclusion in the crackdown and calling the regulation “rushed”

YouTube is taking steps to comply with Australia's upcoming under-16s social media ban, even after rejecting …

2024-11-24
Breaking: communications minister Michelle Rowland says the government “will not proceed with the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill” (It was doomed to fail in the Senate with strong opposition to the bill) [image]
2024-11-24 View on X
Reuters

Australia drops plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online

It should have been 50%.  [embedded post] X: David Limbrick MP / @_davidlimbrick : The more people learnt about it, the more they hated it. @fsuofaustralia : Victory! Communication...

2024-03-02
🚨Meta/Facebook is “deprecating” its News tab and won't renew deals with Australian publishers under the News Media Bargaining Code (which gave major outlets big funding) Govt response: “represents a dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability of Australian news media” [image]
2024-03-02 View on X
Bloomberg

Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and stop signing deals for traditional news content in those countries

it was begun for hookups, parties, and puppies but readers and publishers added news in their own posts.  News came to depend on Facebook for links and audience — that's why publis...

2024-03-01
🚨Meta/Facebook is “deprecating” its News tab and won't renew deals with Australian publishers under the News Media Bargaining Code (which gave major outlets big funding) Govt response: “represents a dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability of Australian news media” [image]
2024-03-01 View on X
Bloomberg

Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and stop signing deals for traditional news content in those countries

Meta Platforms Inc. is winding down its news feature in the US and Australia, part of a broader shift away from the category for the social media giant.

2023-07-05
If you're leaving Twitter, follow me on Threads, and Bluesky, and Mastodon, and Instagram, and Post, and Substack, and [brain explodes, just want the old Twitter back] https://twitter.com/...
2023-07-05 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta plans to launch Instagram's standalone Twitter competitor Threads on July 6, per the pre-order App Store listing, which shows screenshots of some features

Amanda Silberling:  —  Instagram's rumored Twitter competitor … PC Gamer : With Elon Musk's Twitter in chaos Mark Zuckerberg sees his chance: Meta's Threads launches Oli Welsh / Po...

If you're leaving Twitter, follow me on Threads, and Bluesky, and Mastodon, and Instagram, and Post, and Substack, and [brain explodes, just want the old Twitter back] https://twitter.com/...
2023-07-05 View on X
The Verge

Instagram briefly launched a basic Threads web UI, offering an early look at what to expect before its July 6 launch; the service appears to have 2,500+ users

Instagram's new Threads app, a Twitter competitor, isn't supposed to launch until July 6th, but the web interface went live for a few hours today for everyone to explore.

2023-07-04
If you're leaving Twitter, follow me on Threads, and Bluesky, and Mastodon, and Instagram, and Post, and Substack, and [brain explodes, just want the old Twitter back] https://twitter.com/...
2023-07-04 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta plans to launch Instagram's standalone Twitter competitor Threads on July 6, per the pre-order App Store listing, which shows screenshots of some features

Instagram's rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the US.  The app will be called Threads …

2022-11-05
Twitter in a year will be thousands of “verified” spam accounts under the name of celebrities spending $8 a month to scam people, and a bunch of politicians/journalists posting “this verified account isn't actually me” screenshots https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-05 View on X
New York Times

Sources: Elon Musk weighs adding paid DMs to let users privately message “Very Important Tweeters”; docs show Twitter Blue checks won't require ID verification

The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages, fees to watch videos and other features to the service.

2022-01-19
also in the news today: “Several users had reported on social media that their cryptocurrencies, at times equating to tens of thousands of dollars, had disappeared from their https://crypto.com/ accounts” https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-01-19 View on X
Decrypt

Crypto.com halted withdrawals on Monday and required users to sign back in and reset 2FA; research shows it lost 4,600+ ETH, worth ~$15M, in a presumed hack

The crypto exchange has reportedly lost at least $15 million in Ethereum, and security experts believe the true losses could be much higher.

2022-01-18
also in the news today: “Several users had reported on social media that their cryptocurrencies, at times equating to tens of thousands of dollars, had disappeared from their https://crypto.com/ accounts” https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-01-18 View on X
Decrypt

Crypto.com halted withdrawals and requires users to re-sign-in and reset 2FA; research shows Crypto.com lost 4,600+ ETH, worth $15M+, during a suspected hack

The crypto exchange has reportedly lost at least $15 million in Ethereum, and security experts believe the true losses could be much higher.

2021-09-29
CNN has decided Australians “will no longer have access” to its Facebook pages, after the recent court ruling which found publishers have defamation liability for Facebook comments Rather than moderating all the comments, CNN is just cutting off Australia https://www.wsj.com/...
2021-09-29 View on X
Wall Street Journal

CNN restricts access to its Facebook Pages in Australia after a ruling that makes news organizations legally liable for comments on their Facebook posts

Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal :

2020-12-16
the ACCC is taking Facebook to the Federal Court, seeking “pecuniary penalties” over alleged “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” regarding a privacy service called Onavo https://www.accc.gov.au/...
2020-12-16 View on X
TechCrunch

Australian regulator sues Facebook for allegedly using its Onavo VPN app to spy on users for commercial purposes in 2016 and 2017

Yet more trouble brewing for Facebook: Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing the tech giant over its use, in 2016 and 2017 …

2020-08-17
interesting update - ACCC says Google's statement today “contains misinformation about the draft news media bargaining code” Google claims “The way Aussies search every day on Google is at risk” (here's Google's letter in question: https://about.google/... ) https://twitter.com/...
2020-08-17 View on X
Financial Times

Google warns Australians that a plan to make it pay for news content threatens privacy, free Search and YouTube; Australia says the open letter contains misinfo

Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation  —  Google has warned …

YouTube sharing this to the 6 million people who follow its Creators page - claiming the recent ACCC decision on Google and Facebook will affect “vloggers, to educational creators, to music artists”, including them getting paid less Google launching a big campaign on this today https://twitter.com/...
2020-08-17 View on X
Financial Times

Google warns Australians that a plan to make it pay for news content threatens privacy, free Search and YouTube; Australia says the open letter contains misinfo

Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation  —  Google has warned …