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Many people have become resigned to the fact that tech companies collect our private data. But policymakers must do more to limit the amount of personal information corporations can collect.
Two concepts can help explain why society seems increasingly unable to agree on basic facts.
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants the world to be more “open and connected”, but his decision to block archiving the company’s social media content argues otherwise.
As Australians struggle to find affordable housing, there have been hostile responses to reports of a sudden influx of international students from China. It’s time for a reality check.
Web3 has become a catch-all term for the next iteration of the internet. But what does it mean exactly?
An automatic system to determine political ideology from online posts could be a powerful tool against online radicalisation.
We interviewed 11- to 17-year-olds and they told us gambling advertising is so pervasive in their lives, it’s become normalised.
We examined the pre-match fight on social media to compare how each fighter’s profile brand performed worldwide.
Justices are weighing the arguments in two cases that have the potential of changing the way social media platforms operate.
In a loosely regulated industry, followers shouldn’t necessarily buy what these influencers are selling.
Here are the trends on the cusp of transforming the online world.
Black, Latino, Asian and Indigenous teens have different online experiences – both positive and negative – than their white peers. These differences are overlooked when research focuses on white kids.
This strategy has been around since the birth of influencer marketing.
You probably won’t be surprised there aren’t any clinical studies about whether buccal massage can give you a more contoured face. We also don’t know if your face could end up looking more ‘saggy’.
Using a code helps distinguish youth sexual culture from that of adults and authorities.
The US surgeon general says 13 is ‘too early’ to be on social media. But an expert on parenting and digital media cautions against a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.
Twitter was blocked in Turkey for about 12 hours at the height of rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of a massive earthquake, severely hampering a vital tool for disaster response.
Twitter has long allowed anyone to access its data about who tweeted what and when. This has been a boon to research, from public health to criminology. The new fees put that research at risk.
Women need better protection from online hate and misogyny, both while using social media and when working for technology companies.
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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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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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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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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Data Analyst, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
