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Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
Do we really have ‘core memories’ that shape our personality? The science says things are a little more complicated.
Viral TikTok star Emmanuel – a US-based emu who enjoys a vast online following – has fallen sick with avian influenza. So what is this disease and what’s the risk in Australia?
The number of immigrant voters is on the rise – and research shows that for young immigrants, social media is where they are primarily wading into politics.
Whether we’re talking songs that are popular on Spotify, or were Billboard hits through the ‘40s up to recent years, popularity cannot be attributed solely to quantifiable acoustic elements.
Four years after its release, My Year of Rest and Relaxation has become a publishing and cultural phenomenon – with TikTok trends and film rights bought by Margot Robbie. But is it exploitative?
Anti-Asian memes spread on TikTok during the pandemic, and the potential for harm is real. It’s about time platforms scrutinised such ‘humour’ more closely.
The Chinese-owned app TikTok continues its growth as one of the most popular social media networks. After pandemic health measures were lifted, other social media networks saw a decline in use.
To think about new ways of transmitting science and to really innovate how we teach, the first step is creating an appropriate dialogue format. From there, everything becomes possible.
The booming child influencer industry is still largely unregulated – so parents and managers are starting to make their own rules to protect kids.
None of the major digital platforms lets the public see what advertising they carry and how it’s targeted, according to a new report.
Brown noise sounds like the ocean and some people say it helps them sleep. Here’s what the science actually says.
The ‘internal shower’ drink is being hailed as everything from a digestion booster, to a treatment for constipation and bloating, to a detox drink and hangover cure.
Antisemitism today does not always appear in the form of traditional hate speech. It manifests in GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments and reactions on social media platforms.
Vabbing is the act of taking one’s vaginal secretions and using it as a perfume – while not a new trend, it is taking social media sites like TikTok by storm.
It’s pretty common to find people who are apathetic about their data being harvested and funnelled into unknown corners. But that’s usually because they don’t know what’s at stake.
We all love random act of kindness. But before you ‘like’ or share that heartwarming video, ask yourself if it’s an authentic feel-good moment or an act of exploitation.
When Maree was given flowers by a TikTok influencer, she felt ‘de-humanised’ and reduced to her age. Here is how benevolent ageism shows up in our society.
Earlier this year, a deepfake impersonating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spread on social media – with Zelenskyy supposedly asking Ukrainians to surrender to Russia.
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Milovan Savic is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Academic and Director Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University
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Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
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