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‘I was screamed at for incorrectly spreading Marmite’: life as a runner in the UK film and TV industry
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/30/life-as-a-runner-in-the-uk-film-and-tv-industry
Published: October 30, 2024 16:46
After Richard E Grant’s revelations about his daughter’s experience, readers share ‘harrowing’ memories of the jobAs a runner on a film or TV production, “you are, and there is no point kidding yourself, the lowest of the low”, says Tom. “Nobody knows your…
Do motorway billboards signal the first death throes of capitalism? | Adrian Chiles
Published: October 30, 2024 15:11
The ads come and go so fast you have to speed up to watch them – and before you can see them properly they vanishI glimpse them in the distance just as the M4 readies itself to peter out into west London. They are now to be found along furred-up arterial…
WSL agrees record £65m domestic five-year TV deal with Sky Sports and BBC
Published: October 30, 2024 15:00
Almost all top-flight games to be broadcast from 2025Sky Sports contributing vast majority of investmentSky Sports and the BBC have agreed a new five-year, shared domestic broadcast rights deal to show almost every single Women’s Super League match live on…
Reddit shares soar after company turns first-ever profit
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/30/reddit-stock
Published: October 30, 2024 14:53
Monthly users rose by nearly half thanks to AI translation feature, and deals for AI training with Google and OpenAI boosted revenueReddit on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit for the first time in its 20-year history. Shares of the company, popular for…
Subway ‘falsely advertises’ amount of meat in sandwiches, US lawsuit claims
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/30/subway-sandwich-meat-lawsuit
Published: October 30, 2024 14:34
New York woman claims steak and cheese sandwich costing $7.61 contained 200% less meat than advertisedSubway was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Monday that claims the chain’s advertisements “materially overstate” the amount of meat and cheese in its…
‘Sex writing feels less cringe now’: are we entering a new era of erotic literature?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/30/sex-writing-feeld-magazine-the-erotic-review
Published: October 30, 2024 14:32
As the Erotic Review is joined by dating app Feeld’s literary magazine and Gillian Anderson’s anthology of women’s fantasies, there seems to be a fresh appetite for writing about desire‘Sexual liberation must mean freedom to enjoy sex on our terms, to say…
In a key Colorado county, the local radio plays a pivotal role in securing Latino votes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/30/colorado-eighth-district-latino-votes
Published: October 30, 2024 11:00
Eighth district could determine the balance of Congress, but mis- and disinformation has been rapidly proliferatingWhen Yadira Caraveo, a Democratic party member, won the race to represent Colorado’s eighth district in the House of Representatives in 2022,…
ABC chair says pressing ‘digital titans’ for revenue is a ‘mainstream democratic imperative’
Published: October 30, 2024 08:15
Kim Williams says funding local news and public interest journalism is crucial in a world where ‘the distortion of culture poses such a grave threat to democracy’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The tech giants must be pursued…
Batman who? Why The Penguin is TV’s biggest surprise of the year
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/30/the-penguin-hbo-colin-farrell
Published: October 30, 2024 08:01
Colin Farrell’s show-stopping turn, and a scene-stealing Cristin Milioti, make this DC crime series an unlikely winnerHBO’s DC show The Penguin is one of those rare treats that comes along almost completely unexpectedly, like Batman cracking a smile, or…
Google parent Alphabet sees double-digit growth as AI bets boost cloud business
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/29/alphabet-google-earnings-report
Published: October 29, 2024 21:52
Analysts expected 12% year-on-year revenue gains, but company reports 15%, buoyed by performance in ads and cloud servicesAlphabet, parent of Google and YouTube, saw a third straight quarter of better-than-anticipated gains as it reported earnings on…
Yan Morvan obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/29/yan-morvan-obituary
Published: October 29, 2024 21:37
Photojournalist drawn to conflict zones and the fringes of society who once had to flee from a violent gangThe French photojournalist Yan Morvan, who has died aged 70 of skin cancer, was a revered war photographer and chronicler of the lives of people on…
Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/29/washington-post-subscriber-cancellations
Published: October 29, 2024 19:08
Reader backlash against decision not to make presidential endorsement rolls on despite Bezos defense of decisionDeterioration of the Washington Post’s subscriber base continued on Tuesday, hours after its proprietor, Jeff Bezos, defended the decision to…
Former GB News presenter ordered to pay £50,000 in legal costs
Published: October 29, 2024 17:58
Mark Steyn lost a high court battle against Ofcom who he claimed ‘killed’ his career with rulings about Covid commentsA former GB News presenter who lost a high court battle with Ofcom has been ordered to pay £50,000 in legal costs before the final bill is…
The Guardian doesn’t ‘sanewash’ Trump or take orders from a billionaire owner. That’s why I’m proud to write here | Rebecca Solnit
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/29/the-guardian-no-billionaire-owner
Published: October 29, 2024 16:05
Thanks to reader support, the Guardian is free from the political and commercial pressures that influence other US outlets. Please help us raise the $2m we need to keep up our momentum.The Guardian is unafraid. And it’s independent. (No billionaire…
The Washington Post is a reminder of the dangers of billionaire ownership | Siva Vaidhyanathan
Published: October 29, 2024 15:29
In blocking the newspaper from endorsing Kamala Harris, Jeff Bezos is not acting cowardly so much as slylyLast week the Washington Post refrained from endorsing a candidate in the presidential race for the first time in 36 years. The decision was…
Truth Social trading suspended several times amid volatile pre-election rally
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/29/truth-social-trading-suspended
Published: October 29, 2024 15:16
Trump Media & Technology Group stock has surged in recent weeks as former president courts votersUS politics live – latest updatesTrading in the owner of Donald Trump’s Truth Social was suspended several times on Wall Street on Tuesday as extraordinary…
No more international cricket live on free-to-air TV as ECB fails to agree deal
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/29/cricket-england-ecb-fails-to-agree-free-tv-deal
Published: October 29, 2024 14:00
BBC offer too low but it keeps 15 live Hundred matchesECB can’t interest Channel 4 or ITV in four games a yearThe England men’s and women’s cricket teams are set to return fully behind the Sky Sports paywall next season after an extension to the BBC rights…
Dangling a carrot: how Netflix are luring Hallmark viewers with a hot snowman
Published: October 29, 2024 11:26
This festive season the streamer is bringing us a snowman as the buff-but-dim love interest in an erotically complicated romcomThanks to increased competition, rising subscription costs and a maddening policy of cancelling shows right at the moment they…
CNN apologises for pager comment by conservative panellist to Mehdi Hasan
Published: October 29, 2024 10:40
Ryan James Girdusky removed from NewsNight show after telling fellow guest ‘I hope your beeper doesn’t go off’CNN has apologised to its viewers after a panellist on its NewsNight programme made derogatory remarks implying that a fellow guest on the show,…
Ex-Crikey columnist Guy Rundle apologises after saying ‘every grope is now a sexual assault’
Published: October 29, 2024 08:28
In the statement, Rundle says the word grope was ‘wrongly chosen’, while left-wing publication Arena says it asked him to stand down temporarilyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Crikey columnist Guy Rundle has apologised for…
Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-endorsements
Published: October 29, 2024 00:42
After resignations and loss of subscribers, billionaire owner pens piece saying endorsements create ‘perception of bias’Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, has penned a column in his own newspaper defending the decision not to endorse…
Paul Lowe obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/28/paul-lowe-obituary
Published: October 28, 2024 18:05
Photojournalist who covered many conflicts and made Sarajevo his home after documenting the siege of the cityAs was the case for many of the journalists of his generation who covered the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the life and career of…
‘I woke up and found myself famous’: Rory Sutherland on his TikTok success
Published: October 28, 2024 12:35
Advertising executive, 58, shares old-school tricks of the marketing trade, enjoyed by millions of viewersRory Sutherland is reaching for an analogy to describe his newfound status as one of the UK’s most viral TikTokers.“It’s a bit like Lord Byron, I woke…
Second Washington Post writer quits over failure to back Kamala Harris
Published: October 28, 2024 12:33
Columnist Michele Norris says paper’s decision to withhold endorsement in US election was ‘terrible mistake’A second high-profile Washington Post columnist has stepped down after the newspaper’s decision not to support Kamala Harris for president, as more…
Journalism is the lifeblood of British democracy. My government will protect it | Keir Starmer
Published: October 28, 2024 05:00
Whether it is online intimidation, journalists imprisoned abroad or the cynical use of Slapp lawsuits, we will fight any threats to those who hold the powerful to accountJournalism is the lifeblood of democracy. Journalists are guardians of democratic…
Keir Starmer says media firms should have control of output used in AI
Published: October 28, 2024 05:00
PM says content creators must be paid and vows to ensure technology ‘does not begin to chip away’ at press freedomsKeir Starmer has said media outlets should have control over – and be paid for – their work as artificial intelligence technology transforms…
Bezos faces criticism after executives met with Trump on day of Post’s non-endorsement
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/27/bezos-washington-post-non-endorsement-election
Published: October 27, 2024 15:55
Executives of Blue Origin briefly met with Trump within hours after paper spiked endorsement of Harris The multi-billionaire owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, continued facing criticism throughout the weekend because executives from his aerospace…
‘Fundamentally saddened’: Washington Post readers on failure to endorse Harris
Published: October 27, 2024 15:46
Readers say newspaper is failing to abide by its principles as some cancel subscriptions in ‘disgust and disappointment’Furious Washington Post readers have accused the news organisation of “caving in” to Donald Trump and failing to abide by its…
Polling has turned the US election into a game. We need to take a reality check | Peter Pomerantsev
Published: October 27, 2024 11:00
The proliferation of opinion polls on the presidential election makes it seem more like a sport involving personalities, when what these surveys should be doing is targeting policies In Washington DC, I measure out my life in polls and heart…
I fear for freedom of the press under a second Donald Trump administration | Margaret Sullivan
Published: October 27, 2024 11:00
We must fear for freedom of the press under a second Donald Trump administration. Just consider what we already knowBack in early 2016, as Donald Trump ran for president, he issued a warning that sent a chill down the spines of journalists and press…
The BBC has rehabilitated Michael Gove from Brexit hysteric into genial radio jock | Catherine Bennett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/27/michael-gove-bbc-series-presenter
Published: October 27, 2024 06:30
In handing him his own series, the corporation is relaunching yet another failed politicianNo worries if you haven’t felt quite up to it: thanks to BBC Sounds, its recent Michael Gove festival, Surviving Politics, should be available for a year, to prove…
Elon Musk worked in US illegally in 1995 after quitting school – report
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/26/elon-musk-illegal-immigration
Published: October 26, 2024 18:46
Washington Post contrasts the episode with the South African multibillionaire’s anti-immigration viewsElon Musk briefly worked illegally in the US after abandoning a graduate studies program in California, according to a Washington Post report that…
Washington Post stirs up fury in liberal America over neutral election stance
Published: October 26, 2024 18:29
Failure to endorse any US presidential candidate for first time in decades ‘undermines’ paper’s independence, say criticsWidespread fury and shock ripped through liberal America over the weekend after news that the Washington Post, home of the Watergate…
On political endorsement: a note from our editor | Betsy Reed
Published: October 26, 2024 16:00
After the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post announced they would not endorse a presidential candidate, the Guardian US editor sent the following email to readers about how our ownership structure protects our editorial independenceHelp us keep up…
The Washington Post is sitting on the fence at the most dangerous time in history | Tim Adams
Published: October 26, 2024 15:00
The paper itself has exposed the story behind its editorial refusal to endorse any candidate in the US presidential electionThe theory is that journalists should report the news rather than headline it – but on Friday the Washington Post, the celebrated…
Our perverse respect for immense wealth allows Musk and Zuckerberg to run riot | John Naughton
Published: October 26, 2024 15:00
The megalomaniacs who control X and Facebook are only able to pollute the public sphere and undermine democracy because of our deference to moneyThere are two kinds of aphrodisiac. The first is power. A good example was provided by the late Henry…
Michael Parkinson is back, with an AI voice that can fool even his own family
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/26/michael-parkinson-virtually-ai-replica-chatshow
Published: October 26, 2024 09:29
The chatshow star’s son says digital replica will interview a new generation of starsAppearing on a major British television chatshow could make a showbiz career in the 1970s and 80s – and end one too. It was more than simply joining a line-up of famous…
BBC DJ Johnnie Walker says farewell to Sounds of the 70s after 58 years on air
Published: October 26, 2024 09:27
Radio 2 broadcaster hangs up headphones because of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which makes breathing difficultThe veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker has signed off his final episode of BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 70s after 58 years on the radio.Walker, 79,…
Zuckerberg 2.0: why has Meta boss ditched drab hoodies in jazzy makeover?
Published: October 26, 2024 06:00
Get ready for a silk shirt undone to the navel, necklaces and big T-shirts, all aimed at humanising Meta’s founderFor more than 20 years Mark Zuckerberg has made a Macbook grey T-shirt and equally drab-coloured hoodie his trademark. But now the Facebook…
Furor over Washington Post’s decision to not endorse presidential candidate: ‘Stab in the back’, ‘dying in darkness’
Published: October 25, 2024 21:08
Employees outraged at ‘chicken-shit’ move that breaks 30-year precedent, alleging Jeff Bezos quashed Harris supportThere was uproar and outrage among the Washington Post’s current and former staffers and other notable figures in the world of American media…
The Washington Post and LA Times refused to endorse a candidate. Why? | Margaret Sullivan
Published: October 25, 2024 19:35
There’s no way to see this decision other than as an appalling display of cowardice and a dereliction of their public dutyThe choice for president has seldom been starker.On one side is Donald Trump, a felonious and twice-impeached conman, raring to finish…
Washington Post says it will not endorse candidate for first time in 30 years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/25/washington-post-endorsement-president-election
Published: October 25, 2024 19:08
Newspaper condemned for ‘chicken-shit’ decision on White House race as staffers say they are ‘deeply concerned’US politics live – latest updatesFor the first time in over 30 years, the Washington Post announced on Friday its editorial board would not be…
Patrick Soon-Shiong: the billionaire LA Times owner who blocked Harris endorsement
Published: October 25, 2024 17:45
Biotech tycoon’s decision to refuse to allow presidential endorsement led to resignations and subscribers’ revoltIn 2020, Patrick Soon-Shiong wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times, the newspaper he owns, reflecting on the murder of George Floyd and…
‘Unjust threat’: Murdoch and artists align in fight over AI content scraping
Published: October 25, 2024 14:45
Media mogul and coalition of stars join the growing battle over tech firms using creative works to train programsIt is an unlikely alliance: the billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and a panoply of leading artists including the Radiohead singer, Thom…
ITV to lose Tour de France live rights in blow to free-to-air sport coverage
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/25/itv-tour-de-france-cycling-broadcast-deal-eurosport
Published: October 25, 2024 14:24
Live race will be exclusively on Eurosport from 2026Le Tour has been free-to-air on British TV since 1980sWarner Brothers Discovery [WBD] are set to become the exclusive British broadcaster for the Tour de France from 2026 onwards, with live free-to-air…
‘You don’t want to waste time on climate change’: TV weather’s big problem with the environmental crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/25/tv-weather-climate-crisis
Published: October 25, 2024 14:00
Lack of time, difficulties with scientific rigour, a disinterested public … television meteorologists open up about why they’re so quiet about the reasons for extreme conditionsWhy do TV and radio forecasts rarely contextualise extreme weather events in…
Three journalists killed by Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/25/israel-airstrike-southern-lebanon-journalists-killed
Published: October 25, 2024 12:40
Reporters from Hezbollah-affiliated TV stations were staying in chalets being used by a number of media outletsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThree journalists from the Hezbollah-affiliated TV stations Al Mayadeen and Al-Manar were killed and several…
Los Angeles Times sees resignations and loss of subscriptions after owner blocks Harris endorsement
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/25/los-angeles-times-owner-blocks-harris-endorsement
Published: October 25, 2024 12:02
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who bought the newspaper in 2018, wouldn’t let board endorse HarrisNearly 2,000 Los Angeles Times subscribers cancelled their subscriptions to the paper, citing “editorial content” reasons, after Patrick…
‘It’s going to be much darker’: inside the deadly return of TV masterpiece Wolf Hall
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/25/wolf-hall-the-mirror-and-the-light-bbc
Published: October 25, 2024 12:00
The Tudor epic about a tyrant king and his vengeful, backstabbing entourage is back for its final instalment – and it’s more brutal than ever. We go on set to talk to the Mirror and the Light team about death, dictatorship … and ostrichesIt is a…
Anti-hate group vows to continue work after Elon Musk’s declaration of ‘war’
Published: October 25, 2024 11:42
X owner renews hostilities with Center for Countering Digital Hate after it is linked to US election interference rowUK politics live – latest updatesA UK-founded anti-hate speech campaign group dragged into the Labour US election interference row has…
A new low for TV: how Juventus made one of the ugliest, most mindless kids shows ever
Published: October 25, 2024 08:00
It might be a golden age for children’s television, but no one told the Italian football team. Their horrific show about a cartoon zebra and pals feels like it was designed to punish youngstersI have long argued that we are living through a golden age of…
Nautilus review – you can see why Disney gave up on this series
Published: October 25, 2024 06:00
Prime Video's resurrection of Jules Verne’s prequel for Captain Nemo is deeply half-baked. The acting’s so bad that the best supporting performance is given by a dogA good idea for a TV show is a precious thing and, on paper, Nautilus is a great idea. It’s…
Hold the front page: Sydney Morning Herald forgoes Lidia Thorpe protest in favour of sneezing alpaca | The Weekly Beast
Published: October 25, 2024 01:56
Herald and the Age opt not to use photograph of Thorpe wearing possum-skin cloak and shaking her fist at King Charles on page one. Plus: The Australian fails to read fine printWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media…
Photographer Paul Lowe’s life in pictures
Published: October 24, 2024 16:32
A look back at some moments immortalised by Paul Lowe, who was stabbed on a hiking trail in California in October, aged 61. His son Emir, 19, has been charged with murder Continue reading...
Sales of Boris Johnson’s memoir slump by 62% in second week
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/24/boris-johnson-memoir-unleashed-sales
Published: October 24, 2024 14:17
Former prime minister’s heavily promoted book, Unleashed, just hung on to No 1 bestseller spot in UKSales of Boris Johnson’s memoir, Unleashed, have slumped by 62% in its second week since publication.The heavily marketed tome, promoted in a prolonged…
15 years of Horrible Histories – kids’ TV so good it’s getting a Bafta
Published: October 24, 2024 11:51
The anarchic show that spawned the team behind sitcom treasure Ghosts is being given a Bafta for its ‘extraordinary impact’. Here are its 15 greatest momentsHooray for Horrible Histories. It was announced today that, in its 15th year, the beloved CBBC…
Journalist who exposed Cambodia’s scam industry released by authorities
Published: October 24, 2024 11:27
Mech Dara, charged with incitement over social media posts, freed on bail after filmed apology to country’s leadersMech Dara, one of Cambodia’s most prominent journalists, known for exposing the country’s billion-dollar scam industry, has been released on…
‘Vital’: ABC Radio to become own division after chair Kim Williams intervenes to reverse strategy
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/24/abc-radio-division-change-chair-kim-williams
Published: October 24, 2024 05:44
Networks including Radio National and Triple J were moved under the general content department last year, but Williams has stepped inFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastABC Radio…
Rare typescript of The Little Prince to go up for sale
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/24/rare-typescript-of-the-little-prince-to-go-up-for-sale
Published: October 24, 2024 05:01
One of only three of its kind, it features handwritten notes and corrections by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and the first appearance of one of the beloved story’s most famous linesA rare carbon typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince…
LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/23/la-times-editor-resigns-presidential-endorsement
Published: October 24, 2024 01:05
Mariel Garza says she is ‘standing up’ after billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong quashes support for Kamala HarrisPatrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, refused to allow the newspaper’s editorial board to endorse Kamala Harris for…
Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children
Published: October 23, 2024 17:02
Prime minister wants young people to be shielded from ‘power of the algorithm’Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of 15 as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children’s…
Russia behind viral disinformation targeting Tim Walz, says US official
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/tim-walz-russia-disinformation
Published: October 23, 2024 12:18
Announcement is first time federal authorities have confirmed connectionGroups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Tim Walz, a senior US intelligence official said on Tuesday.The…
Idris Elba to move to Africa ‘to bolster the film industry’
Published: October 23, 2024 11:13
The actor plans to relocate to help make African films that are not framed by colonialism but ‘own those stories of our tradition, of our culture, of our languages’Idris Elba has said he is planning to move to Africa as part of his plans to bolster the…
Facebook page with racist posts still visible for Republican Mark Robinson
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/mark-robinson-racist-facebook-posts
Published: October 23, 2024 10:00
No denial from candidate for governor of North Carolina, who is suing CNN for report on his ‘Black NAZI’ porn profileMark Robinson, North Carolina’s embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate, suggested that people who can’t take care of their children…
Trinny and Susannah’s daughters say pair ‘would be cancelled’ if show made now
Published: October 23, 2024 09:01
Lyla Elichaoff and Esme Bertelsen tell Tatler they have never watched What Not to Wear, with Elichaoff saying: ‘you can’t really speak to people like that now’Trinny and Susannah, the presenters of the noughties fashion TV hit What Not to Wear, would be…
What does Elon Musk want from all this politicking?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/what-does-elon-musk-want-us-elections
Published: October 23, 2024 07:00
The billionaire is pledging to give away $1m a day and campaigning hard – is deregulation the driving motivation?Over the weekend, Elon Musk pledged to give away $1m a day to registered voters in battleground states in the US who sign a petition by his…
China cracks down on ‘uncivilised’ online puns used to discuss sensitive topics
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/china-meme-online-pun-crackdown-rules
Published: October 23, 2024 05:50
Campaign targets wordplay and memes that are often used by people to get around censorship controlsChina’s internet regulators have launched a campaign cracking down on puns and homophones, one of the last remaining ways for citizens to safely discuss…
Media union calls Peter Dutton’s response to two ABC reporters ‘unnecessarily aggressive’
Published: October 22, 2024 23:58
Broadcaster vows to ‘never shy away’ from asking questions after opposition leader accuses journalist Bridget McArthur of ‘playing games’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe…
Child-safety case against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg dismissed
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/22/meta-mark-zuckerberg-child-safety-lawsuit
Published: October 22, 2024 23:49
Judge rules plaintiff, Matt Eisner, failed to show alleged inadequate disclosures hurt shareholders Meta Platforms and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming they misled shareholders in Meta’s proxy statement about…
Bruce Lehrmann allowed to continue appeal in failed defamation action as judge pauses $2m costs order
Published: October 22, 2024 23:11
Lehrmann has sought to appeal against his defamation loss to Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson but his lawyer said he was unable to afford his legal costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/22/elon-musk-pac-spending-facebook
Published: October 22, 2024 22:37
America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer, Kid Rock and Joe RoganElon Musk’s Pac is spending far more on ads on Facebook and YouTube than on X, Musk’s own social network.America Pac paid $201,000 to run dozens…
Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/iranian-general-charged-murder-american-journalist
Published: October 22, 2024 19:54
Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been charged in New York in connection with an alleged plot to…
Social media algorithms need overhaul after Southport stabbings riots, Ofcom says
Published: October 22, 2024 17:09
Watchdog makes warning over misinformation after rioting that broke out after girls’ deaths in SouthportSocial media algorithms must be adjusted to prevent misinformation from spreading, the chief executive of Ofcom has warned, responding to the rioting…
Key suspect in Jamal Khashoggi murder has X account reinstated
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/jamal-khashoggi-murder-suspect-x-account
Published: October 22, 2024 14:19
Saud al-Qahtani had been suspended permanently on Twitter before Elon Musk took over and rebranded it as XA key Saudi suspect in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 has had his account reinstated on X, the social media company…