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Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

Australia has launched legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta, alleging it allowed scam ads to target users with fake celebrity endorsements. The tech giant had engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by knowingly […]

Andrew Forrest: Australian billionaire launches criminal case against Facebook

February 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

An Australian billionaire has launched a criminal case against Facebook, alleging the company failed to prevent scam ads that used his image. Andrew Forrest argues Facebook breached Australian anti-money laundering laws over the spread of […]

Texas passes social media ‘de-platforming’ law

September 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US state of Texas has made it illegal for social media platforms to ban users “based on their political viewpoints”. Prominent Republican politicians have accused Facebook, Twitter and others of censoring conservative views. Former […]

Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m

August 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

Video-conferencing firm Zoom has agreed to pay $86m (£61.9m) to settle a class action privacy lawsuit in the US. The lawsuit alleged that Zoom had invaded the privacy of millions of users by sharing personal […]

Facebook joins $1 trillion club after anti-trust victory

June 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

The stock market value of Facebook has topped $1 trillion for the first time after the tech giant won a court victory against US regulators. A federal court dismissed two lawsuits, from the Federal Trade […]

Florida governor signs bill to ban Big Tech ‘deplatforming’

May 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a first-in-the-nation bill that can penalise tech companies for deplatforming politicians. The legislation states that platforms can only suspend accounts for 14 days, and will be fined as much as […]

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app. Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the […]

Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

January 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and […]

Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

January 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Thai woman has been jailed for 43 years for criticising the royal family, the country’s harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy. The former civil servant, known only as Anchan, posted audio clips from […]

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian MP and her husband have been awarded A$875,000 ($628,000; £493,000) in a defamation suit. The National Party’s Anne Webster sued conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer over posts she wrote on Facebook in April and […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]