Hannah Montana, War Deadlines & Big Tech Gets Sued

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of Hannah Montana, the ongoing US-Israeli war, fuel shortages in Australia, a social media addiction lawsuit against big tech, and a strike at the ABC.

This week, we discuss Hannah Montana's return for a 20th anniversary special, which drew millions of viewers in just days (and pitch what we would have done differently if we were made exec producers!) We then look into the US-Israeli war in Iran entering its fifth week and Donald Trump extending his deadline on proposed strikes while pushing for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. Back home, the Albanese Government begins rolling out measures to address fuel shortages.  Then, the security guard who confronted a child on behalf of Chappell Roan has spoken out, revealing he wasn’t actually working for her - as reports emerge of a coordinated bot attack fuelling the drama online. Plus, for the first time in 20 years, workers at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have gone on strike, citing cost of living pressures, job security and workplace protections. Finally, in a landmark case out of Los Angeles, a jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a social media addiction lawsuit a decision that could have major implications for the future of big tech. Big Small Talk Instagram Sarah-Jane's Instagram  Hannah's Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

Topics covered

• Hannah Montana
• US-Israeli war
• fuel shortages
• social media addiction lawsuit
• big tech
• ABC strike

Keywords

• Hannah Montana
• US-Israeli war
• fuel shortages
• Meta
• YouTube
• social media addiction
• ABC strike
• Donald Trump
• big tech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Meta, YouTube

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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