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The billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter) has taken aim at Australia’s eSafety Commissioner over being told to remove videos from his site. It’s just the tip of the legal iceberg.
The invisible threat of deepfake porn now pervades the lives of women and girls
Congress is considering bills to protect kids online. Some of what’s in those bills could help, but some elements could be harmful.
Africa holds the world’s largest untapped digital growth potential.
With doxing suddenly on the national agenda, here’s what you need to know.
Social media companies have come under intense pressure to do more to protect teens, but there’s another concern – they could go too far.
Canada needs to take action immediately to protect children online from exposure to age-inappropriate material. More stringent age verification measures need to be in place.
Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
The tragic case of a 12-year-old boy who experienced sextortion highlights the importance of practical advice for parents on having conversations about sex, sextortion and healthy device habits.
Have conversations with your child about online safety – and reassure them you will help them with any problems they encounter online.
The padlock symbol simply means that the data being sent between the web server and the user’s computer is encrypted and cannot be read by others. But many people don’t know that.
No one has time to read the terms and conditions we are often asked to consent to. But we’re sometimes agreeing to things we would rather not.
Why it’s so much easier to sign up to a service than it is to leave.
All you wanted was to sell your sofa online. So why are so many ‘buyers’ suddenly insisting on using your PayID?
The move could jeopardise users’ safety and might even get the platform banned from the Google and Apple app stores.
New EU rules require social media platforms to take down flagged posts within 24 hours – and modelling shows that’s fast enough to have a dramatic effect on the spread of harmful content.
Research reveals individuals that score high for vulnerable narcissism are likely to present themselves inauthentically while online dating.
Young people told us that adults’ views about online harms rarely reflected their own.
A recent government roundtable proposed stricter profile verification conditions as a response to safety concerns on dating apps. But research suggests users want something else.
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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PhD candidate researching children's play in digital games, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, Journalism and Digital Communication, University of Central Lancashire
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University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Lecturer in Political Theory, University of York
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Professor of Internet Law, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Reader, School of Education, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
