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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and Facebook Messenger crashed Tuesday morning. All the Facebook-owned sites were down for six hours.

 

It’s been described as the company's worst outage since 2008 and Facebook lost $99.75 million in income during the downtime.  The following day a Facebook whistleblower fronted a US Senate inquiry calling on the US government to do more to reign in Facebook.

 

The Australian newspaper’s technology editor David Swan joins us to consider Facebook’s future. Is it on the wane….?  Will a competitor knock it off its perch…?  Or will Facebook begin to thrive so we can scroll for years and years to come…?

 

TODAY'S HEADLINES


PM, ministers foreshadow social media reform and responsibility for tech giants
Accelerated NSW roadmap sparks backlash from teachers and doctors
US judge blocks controversial Texas abortion law
Kylie Minogue is coming home

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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and Facebook Messenger crashed Tuesday morning. All the Facebook-owned sites were down for six hours.
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It&rsquo;s been described as the company's worst outage since 2008 and Facebook lost $99.75 million in income during the downtime.&nbsp; The following day a Facebook whistleblower fronted a US Senate inquiry calling on the US government to do more to reign in Facebook.
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The Australian newspaper&rsquo;s technology editor David Swan joins us to consider Facebook&rsquo;s future. Is it on the wane&hellip;.?&nbsp; Will a competitor knock it off its perch&hellip;?&nbsp; Or will Facebook begin to thrive so we can scroll for years and years to come&hellip;?
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
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PM, ministers foreshadow social media reform and responsibility for tech giants
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<li>Accelerated NSW roadmap sparks backlash from teachers and doctors</li>
<li>US judge blocks controversial Texas abortion law</li>
<li>Kylie Minogue is coming home</li>
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A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.
Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 3pm Monday to Friday, and profiles across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.
Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour-Gatt, Bension Siebert and Antoinette Lattouf.

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