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Economist Impact: Technology for Change Week Asia - Applying technology for the social good | 2022-03-02 13:00:00

A dynamic virtual week exploring how technology-based solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 2 March 2022 - Policymakers, businesses and thought leaders from major corporations and government will congregate online and at exclusive in-person sessions at Economist Impact's Technology for Change Week Asia from March 8th to 11th 2022. There is...

Senator Andrew Bragg’s warning to the tech giants comes as the Guardian Australia finalises a major long-term deal with Google and Facebook.

Plastic roads to be examined as possible solution to pothole-hit highways Road chiefs to examine using plastic and rubber technology on Stocktons pothole hit highways 08:00, 19 MAY 2021 Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Plastic roads are being examined as a possible solution to Stockton...

Facebook representatives appeared at a media diversity senate inquiry hearing to make it clear they're not responsible for the media's problems.

Facebook plans to introduce a dedicated news product for Australian users. The move comes after the social media giant blocked the nations access to news in February.

Malcolm Turnbull fronts senate hearing to denounce News Corp April 12, 2021 5:54 Round three of the public hearings into media diversity in Australia saw former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull front the senate committee along with Facebook and senior media executives from Prime, Private Media and WIN. Giving evidence by video link, Turnbull told the senators of the Environment and Communications References Committee that News Corp had developed an unhealthy level of political influence in Aust...

Disinformation, abuse and harmful content published on technology platforms poses an urgent threat to society as life increasingly moves online. Every minute, 500 hours of video are posted to YouTube and 243,000 photos are uploaded onto Facebook, according to the World Economic Forum. On Facebook alone, 11.6 million pieces of content on child nudity and sexual exploitation of children were removed in the third quarter of 2019, a substantial increase on the previous quarter. Bullying, fake accou...

Facebook is expected to launch its news product in Australia once it secures deals with publishers - but agreements are stalling over the ‘poison pill’ clause. 

Australia’s prime minister says Facebook is back at the negotiating table after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country. However, despite Scott Morrison saying Facebook has “tentatively friended us again”, the company has publicly indicated no change in its opposition to the proposed law requiring social media platforms to pay for links to news content. Senior Facebook Asia-Pacific executive Simon Milner was on Friday...