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Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about their customers, including card transactions and cheque account balances, as part of an effort to offer new services… Audio

Facebook and other major tech companies have blocked content from the controversial American website Infowars, for publishing "Fake News". Apple Inc, YouTube, and Spotify also took down podcasts and… Audio

American comedians and film directors have been deleting thousands of their old tweets says Slate magazine. Audio

New Zealand businesses are being urged to use cybersecurity as a tool for growth not just defence. Audio

The world's biggest social media network has always insisted it's only a platform for news you can use and not a publisher. But under pressure over fake news, it's now hooking up with news media in… Video, Audio

In light of the good news that Auckland cavoodle Bowie was reunited with her owners, 3 months after going missing, a Facebook group is pointing to other dogs still missing.  Audio

The latest report from Netsafe shows that in the first quarter of this year New Zealanders were conned out of 7.9 million dollars through online romance scams.  Audio

Jonathan Sun is an engineer, a designer and a star on Twitter, at least a comedy subculture on Twitter that revels in his clever, absurd jokes that are funny and profound at the same time.  Audio

Social media can give the news media an almost unlimited number of eyeballs for stories. But they can also be used to target the media and put pressure on journalists. Mediawatch meets an… Video, Audio

$15 million of fresh funding for public broadcasting will be split between RNZ, New Zealand on Air and a new fund targeting "under-served audiences." It's the biggest single boost for public… Audio

Several states now have laws targeting fake news and more are thinking about it. But should governments be responsible for the pushing back against deliberate disinformation online? Should the news… Video, Audio

Woman sparks outcry after posting a photo posing with a dead 18-year-old giraffe she had shot. Audio

An Australian telco's groundbreaking online coverage of the FIFA World Cup failed to fire this week. Disgruntled punters and even the PM have forced it to put the pictures back on TV instead - and all… Video, Audio