Rory Cellan Jones
New law on tech firms paying for news proposed in US
A new law that would give news organisations more power to negotiate fees for content shared on facebook has been proposed in America. In a throwback to Facebook's stoush with Australia over similar… 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
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…
AudioMediawatch for 21 November 2021
Radio in NZ is 100 not out: RNZ's Paul Thompson on what comes next; looking back on tech titans' takeover of media with Rory Cellan-Jones. Audio
Labour Party signs up to Facebook Ad Library
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the Labour party was signing up to the voluntary Facebook Ad Library tool at its caucus retreat last week, and ACT and the Green Party followed suit.
The… Audio
Facebook to be fined US$5b for privacy violations
Facebook expects to be fined up to seven $US5 billion by the US Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations. The company had been in negotaiations with the regulator for months over claims it… Audio
Cambridge Analytica: Data influenced 2016 US election
Facebook's stock plunged twenty-percent overnight after the company said it expects revenue growth to slow as it "puts privacy first" and rethinks how users interact with the site. Wall Street's sharp… Audio
Cambridge Analytica: Data used to influence 2016 US election
The whistleblower for data mining company Cambridge Analytica has made some astonishing claims while giving evidence to a British parliamentary committee. Christopher Wylie says he helped develop an… Audio
