Yesterday
Murderer of health insurance boss becomes folk hero
Authorities have pleaded for help in finding the person who murdered Brian Thompson. But some seem more interested in rooting for the gunman.
- Hurubie Meko
This Month
US appeals court upholds TikTok law forcing its sale
The ruling now increases the possibility of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks on the social media app, used by 170 million Americans.
- David Shepardson and Mike Scarcella
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
End RBA scapegoating and come up with policy solutions
Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank pile-on; supermarket “discounts”; a lost opportunity to protect the environment; support for the social media age ban; and rooftop solar.
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Social media ban critics overlook mental suffering
Readers’ letters on what critics of the age limit fail to consider, the case for not tinkering with the RBA, why South Australia is still the nation’s renewables trailblazer, and a lesson from Greek mythology for crypto investors.
November
‘Black Friday sale on VPNs’: Social media ban faces early obstacles
Big tech has 12 months to comply with new laws that block children under 16 from accessing platforms, setting up Australia as a high-profile test case for the globe.
- Tess Bennett
Australia bans social media for under 16s. What do other countries do?
Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16, one of the world’s toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.
- Reuters
Gen Z spends record six hours a day online
It’s official: young people are now spending more than a quarter of their lives staring at a screen – and women more so than men.
- Matthew Field
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia’s social media ban is a joke
Media-manufactured moral panics come and go. That so many Labor and Coalition politicians have succumbed to this latest one, so unthinkingly, is frightening.
- John Roskam
- Analysis
- Explainers
Worried about the social media ban for kids? Read this
The pioneering age-limit laws are set to be approved by the Senate on Thursday. Here’s what we know (and just as importantly what we don’t know) about how they will work.
- Paul Smith
Social media ban: screen time fix, magic wand or a waste of time?
This week on The Fin podcast, Paul Smith and Sam Buckingham-Jones on what the ban means for children and parents, and whether it could cause a rift with the new US president.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Social media hurts youth mental health, rather than helps
Digital well-being will come from less rather than more reliance on online support.
- Danielle Einstein and Samantha Marsh
‘Out of order’ applies to all of ailing Victoria
Readers’ letters on the southern state’s economic malaise; the IPA’s infuence; Australia’s cricket defeat; fighting back against “battery boosters”; social media bans; retirement tips; and potential power blackouts.
Coalition MPs to cross the floor on social media ban
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland was forced to confirm that platforms would not be able to compel users to hand over sensitive identification documents.
- Tom McIlroy
This ex-big four partner has automated his LinkedIn posts
An AI-driven tool helps former big four consulting partner John Riccio take only about five minutes a week to create and schedule five LinkedIn posts.
- Edmund Tadros
‘Punitive regime’: X warns social media ban won’t work
Elon Musk’s social media platform says the government’s moves to stop under-16s using social media is likely unlawful and technological ineffective.
- Tom McIlroy and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Big tech’s warning on rushing teen ban on social media
The government’s proposed ban allowed the industry just a day to make fresh submissions in response to a bill introduced to parliament last week.
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Opinion
Demise of misinformation laws means there are now no limits
We will continue with the situation where all decisions on what we see are left to the platforms without appropriate systems in place or for any transparency.
- Rod Sims
- Exclusive
- Trump diplomacy
Trump may use tariffs to hit back at PM’s tech crackdown
American and Australian officials are warning the Albanese government that its crackdown on social media platforms could anger the incoming US president into putting tariffs on $33 billion of exports.
- John Kehoe, Matthew Cranston and Tom McIlroy
‘Nanny state’: Top techies slate rushed social media laws
Australia’s tech sector was stunned at being given only 24 hours to respond to new social media laws, and warns they are ill-defined and risk unintended consequences.
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why banning kids from social media might do more harm than good
It could be futile trying to ban teenagers from platforms that are their chief means of communicating. Far better to make them more aware and resilient through education.
- Jacqueline Jayne
