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Facebook agrees to $20M penalty in ACCC case over data privacy app
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-06-14 11:37 pm By Gareth Baker

Facebook has agreed to pay a $20 million penalty for misleading consumers by representing that its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app would keep users’ personal […]

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Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ Tweet not based on Greens leader’s race, court told
Human Rights 2023-06-01 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has told a court her social media post calling on Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back […]

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Queensland charity founders win defamation case over Facebook posts
Defamation 2023-05-23 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The founders of farming charity Aussie Helpers have won a defamation case against a Victorian woman who made allegedly defamatory comments on Facebook that claimed […]

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Sydney MP Alex Greenwich to sue Mark Latham over homophobic tweet
Defamation 2023-05-18 2:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Independent member for Sydney Alex Greenwich is preparing to bring a defamation case against One Nation’s NSW leader, Mark Latham, after he published a homophobic […]

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Greens deputy leader launches discrimination case over Pauline Hanson Tweet
Human Rights 2023-05-03 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was […]

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Meta’s market power still eclipses all other social media combined, ACCC says
Social Media 2023-04-28 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite the growing popularity of new entrant TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta retains significant market power in the social media industry, reporting annual advertising revenue […]

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‘ASX Wolf’ trader permanently banned from carrying on unlawful financial services business
Financial Services 2023-04-13 3:20 pm By Sam Matthews

Gold Coast ‘finfluencer’ Tyson Scholz has been permanently barred from conducting a financial services business without a license, after a court found he provided illegal […]

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Facebook to cop penalty in ACCC case over ‘misleading’ data protection app
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-03-10 3:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facebook will face a penalty in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging it misled consumers by representing that its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile […]

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Court warns of ‘dangers’ of defamation suits, awards Google reviewer indemnity costs
Defamation 2023-03-09 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who tossed a house painter’s case over a one-star Google review has awarded partial indemnity costs to the critic and said her order […]

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TikTok loses trade mark battle with mortgage tech startup Tic:Toc
Social Media 2023-03-09 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The owner of Chinese social media giant TikTok has lost its challenge to the registration of a trade mark for home loan tech startup Tic:Toc. […]

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