The prime minister’s social media presence has landed him in hot water both on and offline this year. He’s discovering visibility is not the same as credibility.
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Spurred by #MeToo backlash and post-COVID loneliness, online influencers have built social media networks that give young men and boys a sense of belonging through promulgating misogyny.
Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.
This is a large and complex piece of legislation, and the government has made adjustments in response to expert feedback.
If the government’s digital duty of care bill passes, users would be able to switch off algorithms. But this might not be as good as it seems.
Safety messages about drugs and sex are already routinely misidentified and removed from social media platforms. The proposed bill would take this further.
No country is an island when it comes to potentially harmful content online.
The Social Reckoning follows Zuck to the Valley, but summons a very different beast.
Stories of cute furry animals that manage to find moments of joy while doing crushing jobs are bringing some solace to a generation of burnt-out workers.
How do you get reliable information to someone who isn’t looking for it? New research using Facebook ads suggests a change in language makes a big difference.
Put down the coffee, walk away from the zebra crossing, think beyond chic and get more creative.
Algorithms began as simple mathematical procedures, but today they shape what we see, buy and believe.
Political groups use social media ‘maptivism’ to spread exaggerated regional maps to stake a claim to territory.
If you’re looking for #womenshealth on Instagram, a new study shows you’d better be prepared for lots of adverts dressed up as health advice.
With Albanese in New York, the US embassy in Canberra – which now has its Trump man in residence – attacked the government’s Digital Duty of Care plans.
We asked 200 young New Zealand women about the body ideals they encountered online. Here’s what they said.
Spending time on skincare can be enjoyable, creative and soothing. But sometimes this self-care can be concerning. Could it be ‘cosmeticorexia’?
Social media platforms are the easiest place for a curious 16-year-old to find someone selling peptides.
Meta has been forced to roll out new measures, but many can be easily circumvented.
Important as it is, no amount of social media regulation will meaningfully address the manosphere unless we also dismantle the misogyny that underpins it.
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Formal Philosophy / Director of Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology