Tag: social media

Elon Musk completes Twitter buyout, fires top execs

Elon Musk fired top executives of social media company Twitter as soon as he completed the $US44 billion ($A68 billion) acquisition deal. The tech billionaire...

TikTok content creators, AAP unite in misinformation battle

A team of social media creators will be dispatched to the digital frontlines with the mission of assisting audiences in spotting and fending off false...

Lawsuit against Meta proceeds after jurisdiction dispute

After resolving a dispute over legal jurisdiction, mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest’s lawsuit against social media giant Meta is now moving forward. Lawyers for the...

Google okays Trump’s social media app on Play Store

Former US President Donald Trump’s social media app ‘Truth Social’ has received the thumbs-up from Alphabet Inc.’s Google for distribution in the Play Store. Trump...

Building and retaining public trust with Nicki Drinkwater of nbn

Today’s Featured Leader, Nicki Drinkwater, is the General Manager for Media & External Communications at nbn. She joins us in this issue to talk about...

Musk, Twitter may agree to settle their legal dispute

According to a source familiar with the situation, Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. may strike an agreement to settle their legal dispute within the next...

Pinterest’s road to becoming social media ecommerce centre

In the Q2 of 2022, Pinterest has managed to stay at 433 million active monthly users, the same number it reported in Q1, when its...

Instagram post may have led to rapper’s death

Police believe an Instagram post may have given the assailant information about the rapper PnB Rock’s whereabouts, which led to the robbery and subsequent shooting...

Beyond being social with Kate Davies of Lake Macquarie City Council

Today, Kate Davies, Head of Communications and Corporate Strategy at Lake Macquarie City Council, joined Comms Room to share how she and her organisation keeps...

Tech giants ordered to show actions against child abuse

Global tech giants including Apple and Facebook have been ordered to show Australian authorities what they are actually doing to stop child abuse on their...

Two in three Aussies back junk food ad ban, says survey

Two in three Australians back a junk food ad ban during children’s viewing hours, a poll indicates. One of Canberra’s newest additions is using the...

New report to shed light on rise of far-right extremism

The growth of far-right extremism in Victoria and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced it will be explored in a new report. Victoria’s Legal and Social...

Social media platforms, online influencers to come under ACCC’s scrutiny

Online “influencers” and new social media platforms will come under the Australian competition regulator’s scrutiny. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is examining the...

Jenelle McMinn of Hobsons Bay City Council on maximising reach

Jenelle McMinn of Hobsons Bay City Council shares the key to maximising reach through a comms strategy complimented by social media....

US says TikTok can’t be trusted with user data. Should Aussies be worried?

When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years...

Danni Hudson of Snap Inc. on building authentic social media connections

Social media is a superb platform for connecting with constituents, launching campaigns, and spreading awareness of causes. It is also a crucial tool for crisis...

Cyber Security Minister warns about TikTok data collection

Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil warned Australians to be careful with providing personal information to social media companies after TikTok revealed that local user...

Snapchat: A platform that cares beyond social media

In its ongoing efforts to create technology that serves humanity, Snapchat continues to leave its mark as a platform that cares for the community. In...

Elon Musk to meet Twitter staff for the 1st time since takeover bid

Elon Musk is set to meet with Twitter employees for the first time since launching his $44 billion takeover bid in April. The announcement comes...

ATO cracks down on over 40,000 Aussies for tax fraud

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is cracking down on thousands of taxpayers over an $850 million tax fraud that is being promoted on social media....