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Despite their derision, media outlets such as the Canary and Breitbart, still source much of their information from the mainstream press.
While social media can serve to amplify social divisions, it can also be a tool for resolving conflict between groups.
How can a hashtag supportive of refugees be hijacked by those opposing them? An empirical study explores the process.
Emoji can be used on social media to spread racism in ways that make it seem normal, mundane and acceptable.
From LGBTQI rights to racial justice, companies are embracing the social issues that matter to their consumers. And, of course, that makes sense.
The Iffy Quotient measured misinformation on social media in the run-up to the recent elections. Facebook has gotten better at combating untrustworthy links, but Twitter still struggles.
New research suggests media organisations that rely on Facebook to build audience are trapped in an attention economy that delivers traffic but no money.
How do women decide whether – and what – to say about their pregnancy loss experiences on social media?
Researchers are beginning to look at the opportunities offered by social media to aid in suicide prevention.
It's withstood the test of time, and it's leading people to get out of the house, travel around and spend more time with their families.
A growing number of parents are making money out of their children by turning them into social media celebrities. But the chimera of corporate branding is no antidote for lives lived in precarious times.
Teens – especially wealthier ones – are walking away from Facebook, towards picture-centric social media.
New research shows mainstream media outlets are failing to report issues of cultural diversity with enough breadth and depth.
The old ways of doing things still matter – it's just that some of it now takes place online.
In almost every city, consumer demand and business diversity had a big role to play.
Too many satirists on social media misunderstand that it is humour designed to provoke change, not merely direct ridicule.
Social media presents new challenges in sensitive cases but media houses must stick to the law.
Social media can be a great tool to keep in touch with friends – but if you are already lonely, it could make things worse.
Internet taxes could stifle Africa's free and vibrant social media.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, 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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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Data Analyst, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor and ARC DECRA Fellow, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Media Psychology, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Visiting Professor of Practice (Journalism), City, University of London
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Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
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PhD candidate researching governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Digital Business, University of Salford
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Associate Professor in Internet Studies, Curtin University
