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We often hear reports of the effect of social media on teens’ mental health. So what does the science say about it?
The term “social network” has become commonplace, but those who use it to designate Facebook or Instagram often ignore its origin and true meaning.
The ‘bikini bridge’ may have been a hoax, but its damage to women’s body image was real, demonstrating yet again the disturbing set of pressures social media places on young women.,
The UK has the highest rates of self-harm in Europe.
While every other social media platform seeks to tie users in through content-rich profiles, the transient nature of Snaps means the company needs to find a new hook.
Parents can cause privacy problems by oversharing their child’s pictures online.
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Even though online influencers might not be overtly endorsing a product, advertisers will still pay a lot to have something featured, even subtly, in a post.
Mining social media posts from tourism hotspots such as coral reefs could turn tourists into environmental citizen scientists without them even realising it.
Facebook’s new video platform, Watch, suggests the social platform may have given up on copying Snapchat.
Should reality stars be warned that everything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law? Turns out, it’s complicated.
Social media provides many emotional, health and social benefits for young people.
It is easy for non-Muslims to forget that there are places where Muslim women lead lives full of frivolity and fun. But on social media Indonesian hijabers are challenging the stereotypes.
To post or not to post? Colleges and employers are increasingly checking social media to get a sense of their candidates. Here’s what you should (and shouldn’t) post in order to secure your future.
As companies strive to take advantage of the selfie phenomenon, they’re also realizing that consumers’ self-portraits constitute a whole new form of brand co-creation.
Are we really filtering out our ability to cope with our own imperfections?
Content creators with millions of fans are increasingly willing to voice their political views. Their influence on American politics may be in its infancy but it is growing fast.
In a year with demands of writing and editing a memoir, inspiration can be found in photography.
The jailing of the two men shows the government of President Nursultan Nazarbayev well understands that it can no longer underestimate the power of new forms of civic activism.
When Facebook accidentally listed millions of users as “dead” in an embarrassing glitch it was a reminder that everyone needs to plan for their own digital death.
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate - Social Media and Communication, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Marketing, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor Digital Culture, Business and Computing at Durham University Business School and Advanced Research Computing (ARC), Durham University, Durham University
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Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Ph.D. Candidate in English, The University of Texas at Austin
