Government Talks To Canada About Meta Regulation
If Australia and Canada really want to get Meta's attention, they should…
Forcing Facebook To Pay For Journalism Won’t Solve Structural Challenges – They Can And Will Walk Away
B&T's Arvind Hickman donned his tin hat and hid behind the desk…
ACCC Asks Media Companies About The Value Of Facebook & Instagram
We're sure the big media players will have measured responses to the…
Facebook Defends Content Deals Withdrawal: ‘We Already Provide Publishers With $115m In Value … And Forcing Tech Companies To Pay For News Won’t Solve Challenged Business Models’
Publishers should be grateful Facebook has eaten large chunks of its lunch.
Robert Thomson: Facebook’s Claim Only 3% Of Usage Relates To News “Preposterous”
News Corp's head honcho gives Meta both barrels. Zuck, meanwhile, preferred he…
‘Never Pick a Fight With An Infinite Amount Of Paper And Ink’ – Media Buyers React To Facebook’s Stoush With Publishers
Advertisers grab their popcorn as media's relationship status with Facebook moved from…
Media Outlets Respond To Meta’s Decision To Stop Funding Australian News
Australian media joined the Meta pile on over the weekend, in case…
Facebook To Abandon News Content Deals
B&T would like to thank Meta's comms team for ruining our early…
You Thought Media Was Bad? Here Are The Tech Players With The Biggest Gender Pay Gaps
No amount of ping pong tables or free company t-shirts can get…
Meta Calls Out Fakes With New AI Identifier Across All Platforms
In the new age of AI media, it's not a secret that…
As Facebook Turns 20, Adland Weighs In On The Indelible Mark It Has Left On Advertising
Zuckerberg's curse turns the big two-zero. Here, B&T chats to adlanders on…
Facebook Gets Blink-And-You’ll-Miss-It Brand Refresh
You'll need to adopt the face of an overly Botoxed Hollywood celeb…
Former Facebook Australia MD Liam Walsh joins Fabulate Board
Liam Walsh has joined the Fabulate board. Which is not to be…
Mark Zuckerberg Filmed Having A Tanty After Losing Jiu-Jitsu Bout
B&T knows zilch about jiu-jitsu suffice to say you'd want excellent personal…
Meta Announces AR Ads For Instagram Reels & Facebook Stories
Think the tech giants continue to soak up way too much ad…
Meta Revamps Ad Transparency Tool With More Focus On Machine Learning
It's the age of AI and machine learning, but why can McDonald's…
TikTok Is Chasing Facebook & Instagram – Meta’s Head Of Facebook
B&T warns this includes a bit of tech giant mud-slinging. So here's…
Most Trusted Brands: Woolies, Coles & Bunnings Top The List, As Qantas’ Reputation Nosedives
Roy Morgan's trusted/least trusted brands list is in & it again highlights…
Meta Share Price Jump 14% As Ad Impressions Surge 23%
Meta unveils some impressive numbers overnight, as Mark confirms his commitment to…
Meta Reinstates Donald Trump On Facebook, Instagram
Zuck appears to have caved-in on his Donster ban. Which, apart from…
Proposed Laws Would Give ACMA Power To Retract Information From Tech Giants To Prevent Misinformation
Misinformation? On the internet? Colour us shocked.
Meta Centralises Ad Preferences Across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram
Hell reportedly "freezing" as Meta makes understanding ad preferences easier for users.
Facebook, Instagram Told To Overhaul Nudity Policy To Respect Trans Rights
Facebook and Instagram told to overhaul nudity policy. However, B&T does hope…
Meta Has No Plans To Expand Its New AI-Powered Anti-Discrimination Ad Targeting To ANZ
Australia, of course, is famous for its non-existent discrimination problem.
Facebook & Instagram Limit Teenage Ad Targeting To Age & Location
In news that will stun the adtech industry, it turns out teenagers…
Meltwater: Facebook Remains Top Social Channel For APAC
Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram continue to be the dominant social media platforms…
Report: Facebook Remains Dominant Social Platform For APAC Marketers; TikTok Lags But Growing
Facebook still tops for Aussie marketers. Although that may shine some light…
More Than Half Of Aussies Say They’re Addicted To Their Phones
Study finds 51% of Aussies addicted to their phones. B&T betting they've…
Instagram To Start Telling Creators If Their Posts Are Recommended To Other Users
Instagram boffins have opened the hood, had a squirt and wipe and…
Meta’s Behavioural Ads To Face The GDPR Music In January After Four Years Of EU Wrangling
In a process that has taken more than four years, the EU…
Meta Sued In The UK Over Right To Object To “Surveillance” And “Profiling” For Advertising
Zuckerberg having one of those rather tense late night phone calls with…
Meta To Start Large-Scale Layoffs This Week
B&T never likes to have to run a redundancy story. We prefer…
Facebook To Stop Using Human News Moderators
Having clearly not seen any of the Terminator films, Zuckerberg bans Facebook's…
Facebook Ad Revenues Fall By Almost $300 Million in APAC
It's beans on toast in the Zuckerberg household as Facebook's fortunes continue…
Shareholders Call On Zuckerberg To Cut Investment in Metaverse, Slash Headcount
Not only is Zuck dealing with angry shareholders, Priscilla's not happy with…
TikTok Ad Traffic Up More Than Half While Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Clicks Decline
TikTok ad traffic has jumped by 51.5 per cent year-on-year last month,…
Aussie Brands Wasted More Than $74 Million in Digital Ad Spend Last Quarter
New report finds Aussie brands are blowing big dollars on digital ad…
Meta Bins Bulletin Newsletter Service One Year After Launch
Meta is canning Bulletin, its off-platform newsletter service despite only debuting in…
Essence Report: The Metaverse Doesn’t Exist Yet, But You Should Still Be Experimenting
It's now a race between the metaverse, Jesus' second coming and Top…
Reports: Meta To Stop Paying US Publishers To Put Content In Facebook’s News tab
This could have far reaching consequences here in Australia. So far reaching…
