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Brazil’s attempt to strike a balance between free speech and regulation of online platforms has become politicized – complicating future legislation.
Children under 14 would be banned from social media, while teens aged 14–15 would need parental consent. But this law will be challenging to implement.
The new Australian Internet Observatory will shed crucial light on the inner workings of social media platforms.
Gaming or watching sports in the metaverse might be fun, but these ‘immersive online environments’ are also enabling new kinds of crime. To tackle this problem, we must first understand it better.
Canadians have been engaging less with news on Facebook since Meta’s decision to block journalistic content on some of its platforms.
Even though social media is free to use, research found many US university students would pay to quit it – especially TikTok – if they could beat their fear of missing out.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has already switched news off in Canada. Australia could easily be next – here’s what that might lead to.
Florida and Texas sought to prevent social media companies from deciding which posts can be promoted, demoted or blocked. The Supreme Court said the tech companies can moderate as they please.
A new report has found that 15 per cent of English-speaking Canadians are paying for news in 2024, compared to 11 per cent in 2023. But it is too early to rejoice.
Burn Book is is a witty and engaging account of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally well-connected outsider.
A scholar of militia activity observes extremists stepping back into the public sphere after a few years of being less visible.
The global trade in data means minor drug dealing by 16-year-olds on social media could hurt their ability to get a job, house or insurance in their 30s.
People participate in online communities to share experiences and sympathy. AI chatbots that join the conversation can only pretend to offer either.
Is a cellphone ban, along with increased surveillance, the right way to deal with the impact of addictive and harmful technology in classrooms?
As wildfire season approaches, Canadians —especially northerners and Indigenous Peoples — are being let down by Meta and their government when they need them most.
Visually appealing and cheap to produce, AI-generated images allow scammers and spammers to post high volumes of engaging content − and Facebook’s algorithm may be promoting these posts.
Four Canadian school boards are suing social media giants. This comes as 95 per cent of Ontario schools report needing more resources to support student mental health.
A new change to Meta’s apps will see users no longer recommended political content by default. The ramifications of this will be far-reaching.
New research shows that even after Facebook made changes to stem the tide of dangerous pandemic misinformation, some accounts continued to thrive.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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