As social media slices and dices us into profile view rankings, numbers of likes and retweets, and follower engagement data, we constantly reflect on and recalibrate our digital selves.
What possesses a Queensland teenager like Oliver Bridgeman to go to fight in Syria? Online propaganda is not an adequate explanation on its own.
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Simplistic views of terrorist recruitment focus on online messages to Western youth. Foreign fighters are coming from many other countries, lured by many means, and we need more sophisticated responses.
Many Facebook users view ads as a violation of their personal space.
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This was supposed to be the “social media election” but in the end it was those who moved beyond horse-race journalism, on whatever platform, who excelled.
Low-income teens are unable to participate in social media conversations of their wealthier peers.
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Checking online reviews is a big part of shopping. But review sites can be manipulated. Does favoring reviews posted by your social media contacts help with trustworthy, meaningful content?
Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli is the English Premier League’s most abused player on social media, according to a new report.
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Some say that sharing is caring. But when it comes to party political publications, sharing on social media is careless. No matter how much you agree with Labour’s latest poster or the Greens’ latest video…
Children growing up in a world of social media are developing a very different conception of privacy to that of their parents.
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Many people are shocked by what children are willing to share about themselves online. Is it that they don’t understand privacy, or just have a different conception of it compared to adults?
Shame can hurt, but it can also be used to motivate positive behaviour.
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Public shaming has a long history and has now gone online through social media. But shame can also be a powerful force to encourage positive behavioural change.