Meta is fighting scam ads in Australia – but ‘no plans’ to do the same in NZThe Spinoff Daily, Thursday December 5
Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: The changes to research funding in Aotearoa, explained. Delirious by Damien Wilkins, discussed. And a ball-by-ball analysis of backyard cricket at the prime minister’s house.
“An estimated 40% of scams originate on social media, the vast majority on Facebook, with two major banks contemplating severing ties with the platform over persistent inaction in New Zealand. Scams are an increasing blight on our modern digital lives, with at least $200m a year lost – though according to Netsafe, underreporting means the true annual figure for New Zealand could be as high as $2.3bn. Andrew Bayly was recently appointed ‘minister for combatting scams’, part of his consumer affairs portfolio, and has spent much of the year chastising banks for a perceived failure to protect their customers. He described himself in a statement to The Spinoff as ‘very interested’ in what he described as Meta’s ‘commonsense’ move in Australia. He pointed out that ‘Google has partnered with the Financial Markets Authority to establish a similar service on their platform, so it is entirely possible Meta could do the same.’ It could. But it won’t. When reached for comment, Meta confirmed that it had no plans to roll out a similar verification system in this country.”
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The changes to research funding in Aotearoa, explained Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie A ball-by-ball analysis of backyard cricket at the prime minister’s house
The Year in Review at Q Theatre in Auckland After a sold-out night in Wellington, senior writer Anna Rawhiti-Connell will again take a running jump backward into the year’s biggest headlines, political dramas and Spinoff yarns at Q Theatre on December 11. Award-winning writer and podcaster Dr Emma Wehipeihana and Spinoff alum Hayden Donnell will join her live on stage. Come along for a night of easy laughs to wrap up this crazy year.
Is New Zealand – and the world – doing enough to tackle the plastic problem? Help Me Hera: I watched Past Lives and now I can’t stop thinking about an old friend What we thought about: Delirious by Damien Wilkins
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