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Why Facebook is beyond our control

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by Mister Mum » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:03 pm

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What’s the difference between Google and Facebook?

One difference is that last week Google agreed to pay Australian news outlets for their content...

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I would also add, Facebook's stated mission is: to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

Whereas Google's...

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Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:28 pm
Brittany Higgins

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by Kallie » Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:12 pm
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Does he seriously expect people to
A. Believe he didn't know, or
B. Absolve him of responsibility for not knowing? Like if he didn't know he's...

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I dont care who is to blame.

The bubble needs to change.

The fact that Parliament House has its own legal system is shocking!
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Last post by Ozgirl
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:50 pm
Facebook to restrict sharing or viewing Australian and international news content

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by Mister Mum » Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:51 am
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Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content.

The announcement comes...

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Doesn't this just mean the big news outlets will benefit and the smaller ones will get nothing?

Or was that always the case anyway?
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Last post by WaitForMe
Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:53 am
Birdflu? (link)

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by Seayork2002 » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:28 pm

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Ok so this is contained? and will the vaccine for this one be safe at this stage? there will be more vaccines than people soon it seems...

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It looks like they have a vaccine at the end of 2019 and another 2 dose one for another strain last year. However on 14th Feb Guinea has an outbreak,...

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Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:16 pm
So I wonder what name the next royal baby will be?

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by Seayork2002 » Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:45 am
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Meghan is expecting i wonder if the bookies are open?

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Right after Megain gives birth.

Was that a typo or did you mean - Me again?

No typo. Maybe l should have made it 2 words Me gain.
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:41 pm
Content Warning: 10 Years Christchurch Earthquake

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by Chchgirl » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:55 pm

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I wasn't sure where to post this.

Today is 10 years since the February 22nd Earthquake.

We had moved temporarily back to Oz a few months before as...

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Thinking of you Chchgirl xx

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Last post by leosmum
Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:24 pm
Everybody has their own truth?

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by Mister Mum » Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:15 pm

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Truth: in accordance with facts or reality

Yeah I don't think he should be using that word :lol:

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Also why does his oration style remind me of that priest from Princess Bride?

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Last post by MoukMouk
Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:43 am
Alternate News Apps?

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by LemonMyrtle » Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:25 pm

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Now that Facebook doesn’t have news, I need a new app that brings together all my favourite news feeds in the one spot.

Tried Apple news on my...

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I'm on Android and like Feedly Classic interface (there's a newer one, just Feedly, but I prefer the older one). It appears to be available on the AU...

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Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:20 pm
How Will Pete Evans Win at the next Federal Election?

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by magic_marker » Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:04 pm

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Showed up at a protest against Vaccinations today and says he's been invited to step in as the Federal senator for the NSW seat.

How on earth can...

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It's kinda scary.

I laughed when Donald Trump went into politics; I never in a million years thought he would have been voted in as president. But...

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Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:18 pm
Dismantling Family Court

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by Kallie » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:58 pm

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Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:48 am
Pete, repeat.

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by Mister Mum » Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:58 pm

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Former TV star and celebrity chef Pete Evans has been kicked off Instagram, after sharing misinformation and dangerous claims about COVID-19.

The...

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He's a tosser..🤣

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Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:03 pm
Gamestop

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by Kadoodle » Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:24 pm

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Has anyone been following this? It’s utterly surreal.

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Gamestop shares have plummeted in value again. O lot of 'reddit' investors got caught up in the fuss and bought when the price was high - they may...

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Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:28 pm
Meghan Markle miscarriage

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by Jolly_F » Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:22 pm
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Poor Meghan and Harry...

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Ozgirl, I understand your judgment of the Project. Not their call to make.

I also think its healthy to have this discussion to see others' points of...
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Last post by Blondie
Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:52 pm
Joss Whedon and abuse claims

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by riotproof » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:16 pm
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He sounds like such a peach. Not.

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I do remember thinking he seemed a bit odd when he finished up making Buffy and started writing X-Men comics. I remember reading an interview where...
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Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:48 pm
Another day, another woman

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by cardamom » Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:14 pm

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This doesn't seem to be getting a lot of media attention with COVID taking up most of the headlines.

Ju (Kelly) Zhang has been missing from her home...

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Sorry a bit OT, but I remember a couple of years back there was a group recording each DV death in Australia and they copped a lot of flak from men...

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:53 pm
WA fire support thread

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by Mister Mum » Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:28 am

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This is the emergency map link for Western Australia:

Bushfire Emergency Warning - in parts of THE VINES, BAILUP, ELLENBROOK, GIDGEGANNUP,...

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Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:13 pm
Christopher Plummer

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by JustCurious100 » Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:58 am

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Christopher Plummer has died at aged 91.

I shall watch The Sound of Music tonight.

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That's so sad. We only watched the Sound of Music a week or two ago.

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Last post by Feebi
Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:23 pm
Marilyn Manson **trigger warning**

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by zeldazonk » Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:57 pm

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** Trigger warning - relates to domestic violence and sexual assault **

Has anyone been following the allegations about Marilyn Mason? I only...

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I felt truely shocked and disgusted by the fact that people around MM should have or would have known that he was abusive but did or said nothing...

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Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:51 pm
Australian of the Year #Letherspeak

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by magic_marker » Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:36 pm
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Goosebumps and lump in my throat!!!

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Did the Victorian govt put their laws through to stop women speaking out last year? Here's hoping they didn't, and that this stops that in it's...
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Last post by Pearson
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:11 am
Bushfire, SA

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by Lees75 » Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:56 pm
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The fire in Cherry Gardens has gone to red warning. Too late to leave.
I hope all have left for safety.

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Thankfully we had more rain than initially predicted and the fire has now been declared contained. Only issue is that due to excess rain, some of the...
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Last post by Lees75
Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:00 am
Now what happens?

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by Kadoodle » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:19 pm

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I just read this
and am wondering what happens next with all the QAnon, redpill, Trumpist and alt-right believers. Will they disband in misery? Will...

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Chances are they will balkanise

I hope so.

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Last post by Kadoodle
Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:54 pm
Donald & Melania

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by magic_marker » Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:05 pm

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Anyone placing bets on when the divorce lawyers will get called in once he leaves office kicking and screaming?

8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)...

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I reckon he actually gave her a little bit of a push there - as in encouragement to keep going, she looks a bit puzzled about what's expected of her.

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Last post by Bornagirl
Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:43 pm
Rioters requesting pardons

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by IamtheMumma » Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:32 pm
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Thoughts?

I'm conflicted. On one hand, I feel sorry for them. They were either conned or lacked the mental ability to understand. Maybe both. Trump...

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I posted this in the us politics thread, but it’s long. One of the things that struck me was in any other situation, if people believed that there...
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Last post by Seayork2002
Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:44 pm
Target Stores Closures List

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by Tinsel » Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:19 pm
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Wasn't sure where to put this so happy for it to be moved elsewhere if needed.

This article has a list of the Target stores set to close in the near...

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We’ve got a target country, best and less and a big w.
Best and less has clothed my boys for the past several years. They have really improved the...
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Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:23 pm
Content warning- Tullamarine family murder

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by Pooks » Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:02 pm
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Devastating news that a mother and her three young children have been found dead in their Tullamarine home. Police have been at pains to implore...

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Please if anyone is reading this and needs help, please call lifeline.

You are loved. 😘
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Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:45 pm

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