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Coffee Club under fire for appearing to sell supermarket-bought cake at massive mark-up
Let them eat cake - at 400 per cent mark up.
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Zuckerberg-Musk rivalry: Meta set to take on Twitter with rival app
Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter.
'Nice outdoor Marie': Man offered drugs for sale online under his own name
Dealer offered LSD on Facebook, claiming the drug could ‘stop retardation’.
Jarden Brief: Meta on a Quest for new VR subscription service
VR attempt to curb the recent trajectory of multi-billion operating loss.
Media superpower: Social media, news platforms set to face new regulations, sparking alarm over free speech
Media companies say press freedom is at risk under proposed new regulations.
Google NZ pays $870m fee to US parent, books $78m local revenue
Facebook NZ follows same trajectory.
Jarden Brief: Meta gets sued, and sharpens axe for huge layoffs
Drama for Facebook parent - as human parents allege social media is creating teen addicts.
Woman fined $13,000 for selling too many cars on Facebook Marketplace
The woman was fined $18,000 for a similar crime in 2016.
Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $2 billion privacy fine.
‘You can’t unsee it’: The content moderators taking on Facebook
Financial Times: They review graphic content so users don’t have to. Now, they are suing.
Voice cloning, an iPhone 'seeing' for you: Rating Apple's new assistive features
Apple previews new features, while Twitter gets a slam.
US social media laws to protect kids create challenges
Financial Times: Patchwork of rules aimed to give parents more control poses challenges.
'Drug debt dishonesty': Marketplace buyers scammed by career crim
A teenager who'd saved his money all summer was one of his victims.
Jarden Brief: Facebook parent Meta Platforms looking to raise $14 billion in bond offering
Meta goes on multibillion-dollar bond quest after beating profit and revenue expectations.
'Execution' murder trial: Witness says victim deceived during final morning of his life
Robert Hart would have been shot at close range, an expert also testified.
Digital wellbeing and travel: What a ‘detox’ might look like on holiday
This study explores what travelling phone-less actually looks like.
'Execution' murder trial: Man shot after being lured to 'fake drug deal' - Crown
Jurors were told a bullet, fired at close range, penetrated Hart's motorcycle helmet.
‘Is this article still available?': How I responded to the scammers on Marketplace
These were fine barstools, but couriering them half a world away seemed a little odd.
Woman reunited with wedding photos, 13 years after losing camera in US river
Did you get married on June 12th 2010 in the Durango area?
Facebook clone scam: Imposters copy usernames, photos
Fakebooked: Red flags in online deal offers as scam takes sinister turn.
The teen mental health crisis: A reckoning for Big Tech
Financial Times: 'Multiple juries are in. They’re all reaching the same conclusion.'
Twitter to charge firms US$1000/month to keep verification ticks
PLUS: Individuals will lose 'legacy' blue ticks from April 1 unless they pay $19/month.
People 'out of pocket' after Facebook Marketplace scams
“Stop, take a step back, take a deep breath, think about it."
'I'm back!': Trump returns to Facebook
Former US president Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a two-year ban.
Jarden Brief: Facebook parent Meta to axe 10,000 jobs
Meta middle managers in firing line as Facebook layoffs announced.
US Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in Isis terror case
Can Google be sued for helping extremists spread terror message, attract recruits?
Kiwis the guinea pigs in new Facebook, Instagram paid service trial
Imposters at bay and better customer support promised: Kiwis first to trial paid scheme.
TikTok plans two more European data centres amid privacy fears
Authorities are concerned masses of user data will be sent to China.
Lurk out: Valentine’s Day scammers and flood fraudster warning
Love scammers hope to score big time, but social media users can help stamp them out.