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  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    Media blackout: why Facebook pulled the plug on news in Australia

    High stakes talks with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp pushed social media giant into taking stand

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Australia passes law to make Big Tech pay for news

    Move to force Facebook and Google to remunerate publishers could be model for other countries

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Robert Shrimsley
    Politicians are using yesterday’s tools for today’s tech challenges

    Regulation must address the way digital groups are reshaping our society

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Facebook pledges to pay $1bn for news

    Tech group’s spending on publishers over next 3 years will match that promised by Google

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Lex
    Facebook: Aussie rules Premium

    Media groups will now get more from the tech company and Google

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news on its platform

    Canberra agrees to amend draft law that would force Big Tech to pay for journalism

  • Sunday, 21 February, 2021
    Marietje Schaake
    Australia’s fight with Big Tech previews other battles to come

    The country’s new law highlights how platforms are more interested in following their own rules than being held accountable

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    The Top LineElaine Moore
    Still business as usual when it comes to the techlash

    Big Tech has profited in the pandemic but has not played a significant role in stemming it

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Australia’s Big Tech fight does not provide a model

    Global approach is needed to ensure digital giants do not distort competition

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Facebook ‘behaving like North Korea’ as Australia wakes up to news ban

    Backlash after politicians and domestic violence support groups are caught up in digital purge

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    #techFT
    Big Tech’s Aussie-rules news

    GameStop hearing, climate techno-optimism, mammoths and Mars

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Facebook reported revenue it ‘should have never made’, manager claimed

    Lawsuit cites product executive’s qualms over figures provided to advertisers

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Facebook: presented without comment

    Disclosures that make you go hmmm.

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Lex
    Facebook: content ferment Premium

    The row over paying for news illustrates a point about lobbying power

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Jemima Kelly
    How ‘fact-checking’ can be used as censorship

    What can be a powerful tool in the fight against online falsehoods is often abused

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    News in-depthMedia
    Big Tech versus journalism: publishers watch Australia fight with bated breath

    Consequences of Facebook and Google’s radically different approaches unclear for other news groups

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Facebook ban on news in Australia provokes fierce backlash

    Government hits out at company after emergency sites blocked over decision on proposed media law

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Media
    Facebook bans Australian news as impact of media law is felt globally

    Social media group reacts after Google signs worldwide licensing deal with Murdoch empire

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Technology sector
    Big Tech opens wallet for publishers as Australian news code looms

    Google and Facebook agree generous deals with media groups in effort to stymie rules on paying for content

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    FT MagazineElaine Moore
    Reach for the stars: what Clubhouse can learn from TikTok

    ‘Celebrities are a shortcut to attention, but they do not guarantee people will stick around’

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Nine Entertainment urges Australian MPs to ignore Big Tech threats over news code

    Media group pushes government to back measure to force Google and Facebook pay for content

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Lex
    Lex Midweek Letter: charity helps Zuckerberg stay in charge Premium

    Facebook founder donates shares in tech giant without relinquishing power

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    The green gold rush
    How tech went big on green energy

    To meet ambitious climate pledges, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft have become the dominant buyers of clean power

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    #techFT
    Paying for news of the world

    Amazon pressured on union, Reddit raises $250m, Alexander app

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    EU tech regulation
    EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for news

    Move by lawmakers would strengthen hand of publishers against Google and Facebook

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