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It would be wrong to think that the triumph of misinformation and disinformation is a new thing, writes Chris Trotter
12th Dec 22, 8:59am
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It would be wrong to think that the triumph of misinformation and disinformation is a new thing, writes Chris Trotter
Markus Luczak-Roesch argues it’s not just Twitter, the whole Internet is broken and we’d better fix it soon
8th Dec 22, 9:08am
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Markus Luczak-Roesch argues it’s not just Twitter, the whole Internet is broken and we’d better fix it soon
Much ado about Twitter: why does Elon Musk love tweeting so much?
18th Oct 22, 2:23pm
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Much ado about Twitter: why does Elon Musk love tweeting so much?
TikTokers flex their social power and have a mighty foe in their sights - Amazon, the ecommerce giant
23rd Aug 22, 1:54pm
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TikTokers flex their social power and have a mighty foe in their sights - Amazon, the ecommerce giant
Gareth Vaughan on friendships between rich & poor reducing poverty, the end of hands-off US govt, how the world's most powerful gold trader was taken down, China's fossil fuel investment & the country whose money melts like ice cream
23rd Aug 22, 9:22am
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Gareth Vaughan on friendships between rich & poor reducing poverty, the end of hands-off US govt, how the world's most powerful gold trader was taken down, China's fossil fuel investment & the country whose money melts like ice cream
FMA CEO Samantha Barrass on what keeps her up at night and what makes her want to 'put my head in my hands and weep'
17th Mar 22, 12:15pm
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FMA CEO Samantha Barrass on what keeps her up at night and what makes her want to 'put my head in my hands and weep'
The level of craziness in the anti-vaccination movement is such that an aggressive Police response to their protests would, almost certainly, spark a ferociously violent reaction from hard core anti-vaxxers
1st Nov 21, 7:50am
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The level of craziness in the anti-vaccination movement is such that an aggressive Police response to their protests would, almost certainly, spark a ferociously violent reaction from hard core anti-vaxxers
Gareth Vaughan on the COVID-Anosmia Initiative, the non-politicians leading NZ's fight against COVID-19, Abenomasks, a new use for Indian railway carriages & a potential vaccine
4th Apr 20, 9:52am
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Gareth Vaughan on the COVID-Anosmia Initiative, the non-politicians leading NZ's fight against COVID-19, Abenomasks, a new use for Indian railway carriages & a potential vaccine
Terry Baucher on rising tax rates, the taxation of capital, environmental taxes, a rising corporate tax take & increasing power and reach of tax authorities
3rd Apr 20, 10:00am
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Terry Baucher on rising tax rates, the taxation of capital, environmental taxes, a rising corporate tax take & increasing power and reach of tax authorities
Why it has never been more important for New Zealand to rise above dangerously divisive 'us vs. them' politics
18th Jan 20, 6:49am
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Why it has never been more important for New Zealand to rise above dangerously divisive 'us vs. them' politics
Chris Trotter takes a look at the impending election year social media battle with a stern warning for the former student politicians of the Labour Party
22nd Dec 19, 7:02am
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Chris Trotter takes a look at the impending election year social media battle with a stern warning for the former student politicians of the Labour Party
Chris Trotter bemoans that although in theory the Internet should be producing the best-informed voters in history, in practice it appears to be producing the opposite
4th Nov 19, 6:21am
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Chris Trotter bemoans that although in theory the Internet should be producing the best-informed voters in history, in practice it appears to be producing the opposite
Juniper Research predicts big increase in cost of cyber-crime as crooks use the likes of AI, social media and crypto-jacking
2nd Sep 19, 7:30am
Juniper Research predicts big increase in cost of cyber-crime as crooks use the likes of AI, social media and crypto-jacking
John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics ponders on what kind of money we will be using in the future and examines the prospects for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
29th Jul 19, 8:19am
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John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics ponders on what kind of money we will be using in the future and examines the prospects for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Motu researchers on the politics of pandanomics, the perils of fruit juice, the perks of deactivating Facebook, the best time to score, and whether weeds can save the world...
24th May 19, 10:01am
by Guest
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Motu researchers on the politics of pandanomics, the perils of fruit juice, the perks of deactivating Facebook, the best time to score, and whether weeds can save the world...
Ardern and Macron to use Paris conference to rally support against social media companies that let users publish harmful content
24th Apr 19, 10:21am
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Ardern and Macron to use Paris conference to rally support against social media companies that let users publish harmful content
Why Joe Public has more power than Jacinda Ardern when it comes to getting Mark Zuckerberg to change 
22nd Mar 19, 5:06pm
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Why Joe Public has more power than Jacinda Ardern when it comes to getting Mark Zuckerberg to change 
Major government owned fund managers, holding $816m of shares in Facebook, Google & Twitter, call for the tech giants to take action following the live-streaming and sharing on social media of Friday’s Christchurch terror attacks
21st Mar 19, 7:41am
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Major government owned fund managers, holding $816m of shares in Facebook, Google & Twitter, call for the tech giants to take action following the live-streaming and sharing on social media of Friday’s Christchurch terror attacks
Internet bosses join Prime Minister in pressuring social media platforms to take more responsibility for the content they host
19th Mar 19, 3:24pm
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Internet bosses join Prime Minister in pressuring social media platforms to take more responsibility for the content they host
Regulating online hate speech and violence in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks; What does the law say and what more can be done?
18th Mar 19, 4:02pm
Regulating online hate speech and violence in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks; What does the law say and what more can be done?
Gareth Vaughan on Francis Fukuyama & identity politics, Silicon Valley & the radicalisation of the world, Corbyn the Trotskyite, Goldman Sachs cops a kicking, Bolsonaro & the Amazon & more
9th Nov 18, 10:00am
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Gareth Vaughan on Francis Fukuyama & identity politics, Silicon Valley & the radicalisation of the world, Corbyn the Trotskyite, Goldman Sachs cops a kicking, Bolsonaro & the Amazon & more
Gaspard Koenig advocates the right to personal ownership of the digital information we generate
21st Jul 18, 9:46am
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Gaspard Koenig advocates the right to personal ownership of the digital information we generate
Dean Anderson on the impact of cryptocurrency ad bans, the (lack of) fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Goldman Sachs' new digital consumer loan product, the push high fuel prices could be giving us towards EVs & more
25th May 18, 10:00am
by Guest
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Dean Anderson on the impact of cryptocurrency ad bans, the (lack of) fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Goldman Sachs' new digital consumer loan product, the push high fuel prices could be giving us towards EVs & more
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says Facebook is subject to the Privacy Act and has fundamentally failed to engage with the Act
28th Mar 18, 11:11am
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Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says Facebook is subject to the Privacy Act and has fundamentally failed to engage with the Act
Who is saying what in the 'Twittersphere' about Bill English's resignation and the future of the National Party
13th Feb 18, 2:00pm
Who is saying what in the 'Twittersphere' about Bill English's resignation and the future of the National Party