Social media
Behind this unassuming grocery store hides Sydney’s viral perfume master
Ali Jalloul has gone TikTok viral for his bespoke perfumery business, but you’ll have to walk through the aisles of milk and eggs to find it.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died, Google CEO says
Wojcicki, one of the most prominent women in tech, stepped down from her role at YouTube in 2023, a position she held for nine years.
How Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson are fuelling a far-right firebrand
Tommy Robinson denies he incited the British riots that swept the country last weekend, but he has whipped up hate for years.
- by Louise Carpenter
What Veep’s creators think about the US election imitating their sitcom
Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she will be “extra involved” in Kamala Harris’ campaign as interest in the HBO show soars.
- by Meg Watson
Opinion
Workplace culture
LinkedIn is my favourite place on the internet. There, I said it
LinkedIn’s model ensures the worst impulses of the internet are tempered. If the price to pay is to scroll past the occasional large ego, then sign me up.
- by Tim Duggan
‘This is democracy manifest!’ Internet sensation Jack Karlson dies
The Queensland man who rose to fame after a historical arrest video was posted online more than 10 years ago has been described as “an enigma”.
- by Gemma Grant
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Women's health
The doctor who took on Goop and the biggest threat to women’s health
Seven years after gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter wrote a seething open letter to Gwyneth Paltrow, women are still being bombarded with misinformation about their own bodies.
- by Kate Aubusson
‘More North Korea than North Sydney’: Fury over new social media rules
Councillor and former mayor Jilly Gibson has declared she won’t abide by new social media rules she believes are targeted at her administration of a local Facebook page.
- by Michael Koziol
The obscure Russian-linked ‘news’ website that is fuelling violence on Britain’s streets
The website Channel3 falsely named the teen accused of murdering three girls at dance school in England, sending conspiracy theorists and the far-Right into a tailspin.
- by Lauren Shirreff
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Michelle Rowland
Social media levy on the cards in escalation of news dispute
Smaller outlets like The Daily Aus and Broadsheet worry Meta will follow through on a threat, first reported in this masthead, to block all news content from Facebook and Instagram.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Child abuse
The family holiday that took a sickening turn and ended with a father behind bars
An Australian man on holiday with his wife and three children began messaging a stranger on social media. When he returned home, officers swooped.
- by Clare Sibthorpe