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Unfriending big tech

The drama playing out between news publishers, Google/Facebook and the Australian government hit all kinds of high points last week

If Big Tech has the will, research can show the way to self-regulation

Research shows three key ways social media self-regulation can work: deprioritize engagement, label misinformation and crowdsource accuracy verification

Facebook has agreed to lift its Australian news ban, announces govt

Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news after the House of Representatives passed the draft law late Wednesday last week

Microsoft teams up with EU publishers amid Facebook's Australian spat

"This initiative is a logical next step," Microsoft Vice President Casper Klynge said, adding that the company already shares revenues with publishers via its product Microsoft News

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter adopt Australian misinformation code

The code, prepared by the Digital Industry Group Inc (DiGi), a non-profit industry association, will be reviewed in 12 months, reports ZDNet

Facebook in negotiations with Australia government after news ban

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said Facebook is back in negotiations with the government

Facebook is back at the table again, has tentatively friended us: Australia

Facebook has publicly indicated no change in its opposition to a proposed law requiring social media platforms to pay for links to news content

Zuckerberg, Pichai, Dorsey due back for new grilling in US Congress

House antitrust panel to consider legislation that may curb the companies' dominance; hearings slated for next week

Unfriended by Facebook, Oz reaches out to India, friends around the globe

Social media giant faces backlash over its bid to 'bully' Australia; UK expresses concern

India can lead in building global tech frameworks: Facebook India MD

Says private sector needs to have more transparency in building a trustworthy ecosystem

Giving users more control can help build trust in tech: Facebook

Companies being more transparent about their frameworks, Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan said

Facebook's Australia news blackout: A shock four years in the making

The fight between the world's largest social media company and the 13th-largest economy is the result of a bill, scheduled for debate next week in Australia's Senate

Facebook makes a power move in Australia with news ban, may regret it

Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy.

Facebook used 'deeply wrong' ad metrics to push revenue, says Report

Facebook increased its revenue by allegedly using deeply wrong ad metrics and failed to correct inflated numbers owing to fake and duplicate accounts, company employees have claimed in a court filing

Australiann prime minister urges Facebook to lift its news blockade

Prime Minister Scott Morrison described Facebook''s move Thursday to prevent Australians accessing and sharing news as a threat

FB, Google, Twitter CEOs to testify about misinformation before US Congress

This will be the seventh time Zuckerberg has testified before Congress since 2018

Best of BS Opinion: Sugarcane pricing, higher tax-GDP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Facebook 'unfriends' Australia in warning for rest of the world

Govt hits out at tech giant after emergency sites blocked over decision on proposed media law

After losing to WhatsApp, Kavin Mittal's Hike aims to rival Facebook

Despite becoming a hit early on thanks to quirky stickers and a privacy feature that let teenagers hide chats from parents, Hike's messenger app overtime failed to challenge the popularity of WhatsApp

Facebook shares dip as Wall Street ponders Australia news fallout

Along with Google owner Alphabet, it now controls more than half of the digital advertising markets globally