Category: Sky News Australia

One of the World’s Fastest Growing Media Group’s Removes Itself From TikTok, Calls the App A ‘Spy Network’

Sky News Australia, one of the world’s leading media networks, has announced that it would discontinue publishing to the popular Chinese app TikTok in an effort to protect its reporters and audiences from security risks. Sky called TikTok a “spy network masquerading as a social media platform,” saying the risks of being on TikTok are…


‘Spy Network’: One of the World’s Fastest Growing Media Group’s Removes Itself From TikTok

Right-leaning news channel Sky News Australia has announced that it would discontinue publishing to the popular Chinese app TikTok in an effort to protect its reporters and audiences from security risks. Sky called TikTok a “spy network masquerading as a social media platform,” saying the risks of being on TikTok are “far too great for any…


Australian Media Personality Alan Jones Leaves Sky News

Iconic Australian media personality Alan Jones is leaving Sky News Australia. The veteran conservative broadcaster will host his final program with the channel on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. “Sky News has indicated to me that they will not renew my contract, which ends on Nov. 30,” he said in a statement on Facebook. The…


Sky News Boss Lambasts YouTube for Suspension, ‘Opaque’ Guidelines

Claims that Sky News Australia is spreading COVID-19 misinformation is “frankly ridiculous,” according to CEO Paul Whittaker, who issued a stinging criticism of video-sharing giant YouTube, at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday. Fronting the Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Whittaker questioned why the Google-owned tech giant could be an arbiter of content. “There is…


‘Sounds Like Authoritarianism’: Sky News Boss Lambasts YouTube for Suspension, ‘Opaque’ Guidelines

Claims that Sky News Australia is spreading COVID-19 misinformation are “frankly ridiculous,” according to CEO Paul Whittaker, who issued a stinging criticism of video-sharing giant YouTube, at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday. Fronting the Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Whittaker questioned why the Google-owned tech giant could be an arbiter of content. “There is…


Sky News Australia Suspended By YouTube

YouTube has temporarily suspended Sky News Australia from posting on its video platform, issuing a first strike to the popular right-wing news channel over “COVID-19 misinformation,” according to a statement. The tech giant said its decision to issue a strike was based on local and global health authority guidance, which Sky News Australia challenged are…