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Both nations have understood the need to take to social media — but have done so in markedly different ways.
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Efforts to fight online disinformation often give oxygen to the very things they’re trying to fight.
A small group of COVID-19 mandate protesters remain on the street as the group packs up and prepares to head home on Memorial Blvd in Winnipeg, Man. on Feb. 23, 2022.
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The “freedom convoy” was a culmination of years of persistent mobilization by far-right networks whose growth intensified as they digitally tapped into COVID-19 related grievances.
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A recent report from Ofcom found children as young as three are watching videos on TikTok.
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In China, social media is being censored to reflect pro-Russian sentiment, making it impossible to gauge public opinion of Chinese people on the Russian invasion.
Social media provides spaces for participation – but also for misinformation.
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The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.
Three women displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine check their mobile phones at a refugee centre in Hungary.
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Internet infrastructure disruption, targeted cyberattacks and the manipulation of disinformation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine all show that warfare now includes cyberwar strategies.
As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed people online, the result has been increasing divisions on social media.
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People used social media to connect with others, but after the pandemic, social media is increasingly fractured. Users adopt closed media spaces where they feel safe to express personal values.
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TikTok is a new strategic tool for propagandists to push for political narrative during the electoral period.
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For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the app has been a key point-of-contact for communication with his own people and the rest of the world.
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People should be more careful before making conclusions from what appears on social media.
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Rather than preserving freedom of expression, the interpretation of ‘harm’ in the online safety bill could have the opposite effect.
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While the ACCC failed in a similar case against Google in 2013, there are some key details in this one which could give it more leverage.
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The government is proposing upheavals to online content regulation, but that won’t be enough to make the internet safer.
Social media has allowed fake news about the Ukraine invasion to proliferate.
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Increased media literacy education and government regulations are necessary to combat fake information on social media platforms.
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To think about the ways in which images engage audiences, we can consider Europe’s response to two major refugee crises.
Some of the nation’s most closely guarded secrets were posted to a small online gaming community.
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Discord was initially a service to let gamers voice and text chat while playing. Most of its current users build and maintain online communities, though not always very big ones.
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Government Twitter accounts are dodging restrictions on state-backed media to churn out disinformation.
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As an actor and performer, Zelensky built his portfolio of presidential skills long before he knew he was going to undertake that role.
Recent protests draw attention to antisemitic memes and tropes that persist on social media.
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Latest figures show antisemitism in the UK is on the rise, with new expressions of anti-Jewish hatred merely reviving older ones.