Mark Zuckerberg
'I'm sorry': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for harm on Facebook + Instagram
US senators have been grilling the chief executives of five of the world's most popular social media firms in a hearing in Washington DC, over concerns they've failed to do enough to keep children… Audio
Turning a more sceptical eye on the tech titans
For years, Silicon Valley's stars have been able to drum up positive media headlines with their visions of a future tech utopia. In 2022, several of them ran into the hard wall of reality. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A new angle on housing
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about alternative approaches to stories about our housing and transport problems - and news media getting a green light to try and get Facebook… Audio
Veteran tech reporter warns against tech titans' overreach
Rory Cellan-Jones is a former BBC technology correspondent and author of 'Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era.' The 63-year-old recently left the BBC after a 40-year association with… Audio
Looking back on tech titans' takeover of media
Facebook’s all-powerful founder has rebooted his trillion-dollar company as ‘Meta’ and he’s planning for a new virtual ‘metaverse’ for us in five years. But the real world mess Facebook’s made in… Audio
Facebook announces name change to 'Meta'
Mark Zuckerberg has announced Facebook is changing its name to Meta.
It's demoting the Facebook brand to just one of the company's subsidiaries, alongside Instagram and WhatsApp.
Facebook was… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A good 1pm press briefing gotcha
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about an incisive question at the daily 1pm press briefing, a backlash against NZME's premium product; Hilary Barry's sweet treat… Audio
Chip shortages, Facebook's big fine, hampster trading
Tech correspondent Mark Pesce talks shortages in the auto industry, Facebook shareholder fury over a big fine and a crypto-trading hamster. No. Really.
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Facebook's belated ban
On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about Facebook's belated decision to ban QAnon and holocaust denial, and a documentary on New Zealand's most prominent conspiracy… Audio
3MM: Robert Griffiths on keeping Latin alive
Three Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Here's Latin teacher Robert Griffiths on the importance of keeping what some consider a 'dead' subject alive. Audio
Steven Levy on Facebook's inside story
Every month, 2.5 billion people use the largest social network in the world, Facebook. Wired's editor at large Steven Levy is granted unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and other key players to… Audio
Kate Murphy: You're Not Listening
Self-improvement guru Dale Carnegie always said listening was key to getting ahead in life. Journalist Kate Murphy takes a closer look at the art of listening in her new book, You're Not Listening:… Audio
Companies urged to push leaders' media profile
A media monitoring company reckons leaders who are ‘out there’ more in the media reap rewards when the news turns bad for them. But would it be better for the rest of us if they stuck to their… Video, Audio
Ardern in Paris for social media summit, but no Zuckerberg
The US President and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will be no-shows at a social media summit in Paris this week to be chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron. The… Audio
Facebook's privacy overhaul, yeah right?
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at the changes being promised by Mark Zuckerberg over the company's approach to privacy - and why making a joke about it fell flat. Spark Sport has another… Audio
Does social media reform have the law on its side?
Some pundits predict the “Christchurch call to action" and the PM's upcoming social media summit in Paris won’t move US-based tech companies. They've always resisted regulation and can fall b ack on… Video, Audio
What should media do with content created by those spreading terror?
After Christchurch, governments around the world are gearing up against the ‘weaponisation’ of the internet by terrorists and extremists. The grim content they create also forces news media to make… Audio
Facebook inaction is 'proof of need for better regulation'
A technology commentator says it's shocking Facebook is not taking its responsibilities to regulate the live streaming of videos more seriously.
Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants governments and regulators to play a more active role in controlling what is published on the internet.
Ten things learned in 10 hours of Zuckerberg testimony
Opinion - Peter Griffin sat through both of Mark Zuckerberg's appearances on Capitol Hill, watching them live streamed, ironically enough, on Facebook. Here's what he learned.